A Case With Calcified Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Presenting With Rhinorrhea: Case Report

The ventriculoperitoneal shunt, silicone cerebral spinal fluid shunting system, is the most common effective treatment of hydrocephalus (1). Despite enhancements in surgical techniques, and devices, various problems and difficulties are still experienced in the surgery of cerebral spinal fluid shunting. Aging and degradation of the shunt material, hypersensitivity caused by degraded silicone, and shunt obstruction caused by calcification of the catheter are typical examples of late complications. Calcification and related dysfunction of ventriculoperitoneal shunt are rare events in neurosurgical practice. Shunt calcification causes shunt dysfunction in two ways, namely disconnection and obstruction. We present a 34-year-old male patient with shunt malfunction due to obstruction secondary to calcification.