Conclusion
Although bowel perforation and trans-anal protrusion of the
ventriculoperitoneal shunt is an extremely rare complication of VP shunt
placement, it can lead to serious features such as ascending
gram-negative meningitis, ventriculitis, sepsis, perforative peritonitis
and peritoneal abscess. Hence knowing this complication and having it in
mind in approach to patients with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt might be
crucial for both general surgeons and neurosurgeons. Obviously, as more
reports and management approaches gets published, better treatments or
even guidelines might get designed.