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Chest x-ray showing shunt breakage at clavicular level and the tip of the shunt dislodged in the pulmonary artery
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X-ray of the VA shunt system showed atrial shunt breakage at clavicular level and a 10-cm tip of the shunt dislodged in the pulmonary artery [Figure 1].
Chest x-ray showing the retrieval of the VA shunt through the femoral vein
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The situation was explained to the family and consent was taken for two separate procedures, where under general anesthesia and through right femoral vein access, the VA shunt was retrieved successfully without complications [Figure 2], and VA was then laparoscopically converted to VP shunt without complications.