Intracerebral sepsis due to intestinal perforation by ventriculo-peritoneal shunts: Two cases
1997
Two cases of ventriculo-peritoneal (V-P) shunt infection attributable to intestinal perforation are reported. One patient developed a brain abscess, the other ventriculitis. Microbiology consisted of faecal flora and the peritoneal catheter was found to be faecally stained in both cases. There were no abdominal symptoms or signs. It is likely that infection developed via the ascending route.
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