RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Fifteen-minute consultation: assessment of a child with suspected shunt problems JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP 170 OP 174 DO 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311078 VO 102 IS 4 A1 Harpreet Singh Mangat A1 Chirag Patel A1 Desiderio Rodrigues YR 2017 UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/102/4/170.abstract AB Cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures have saved more lives than any other neurosurgical procedure. However, they do have a unique set of complications which a paediatrician in a district general hospital may encounter. Timely recognition and appropriate referral to the neurosurgeon is vital in order to avoid serious consequences and to have a favourable outcome.