Kundal, Vijay KumarGajdhar, MufiqueSharma, ChetanAgrawal, DeepakKundal, Raksha2026-05-252026-05-252012https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/6248Vijay Kumar Kundal Senior Resident, Department of Paediatric Surgery, S M S Medical college and associated SPMCHI, Jaipur Mufique Gajdhar Senior Resident, Department of Paediatric Surgery, S M S Medical college and associated SPMCHI, Jaipur Chetan Sharma Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, S M S Medical college and associated SPMCHI, Jaipur Deepak Agrawal Department of Paediatric Surgery, S M S Medical college and associated SPMCHI, Jaipur Raksha Kundal Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesia, S M S Medical college and associated SPMCHI, JaipurAbstract: Ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt is the most commonly performed procedure for the management of hydrocephalus. Although shunts have improved the morbidity and mortality associated with disordered Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) mechanics over the past 30 years, they still are associated with many potentially avoidable complications in clinical practice. However, extrusion of VP shunt catheter is an unusual complication of VP shunt Surgery. We are presenting this unusual complication in five patients. The lower end of the shunt was seen extruding from anal opening in one patient, umbilicus in one, urethra in one, inguinal hernia sac in one and oral cavity in one patient. All of these patients were managed by shunt removal, intra venous antibiotics followed by shunt replacement on the other side except the patient with inguinal hernia sac.en-USVentriculo-peritoneal shuntCerebrospinal fluidHydrocephalusDistal end migrationBowel perforationArticle