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Photography showing the umbilical CSF leakage.
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VP shunt for congenital hydrocephalus presented to the Department of Neurosurgery as a case of umbilical clear fluid leaking for 2 days (Fig. 1). VP shunt was inserted when she was 1-month-old.
Radiography showing the distal tip pf VP shunt under the umbilicus.
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The abdominal radiography and computed tomography confirmed that distal VP shunt tip was protruded to left inferior-lateral part of the umbilicus (Fig. 2, Fig. 3).
Radiography showing the distal tip pf VP shunt under the subdiaphragmatic area after operation.
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The patient was operated for distal VP shunt tip displacement, the distal tip was re-located into the subdiaphragmatic area of the abdominal cavity (Fig. 4).