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The most common treatment for hydrocephalus is the surgical placement of a medical device called a shunt. A shunt, in its simplest form, is a flexible tube called ... Read More

A shunt is said to have failed when any complication of the treatment of hydrocephalus requires surgery. Symptoms of a shunt malfunction may be obvious, ... Read More

2020年10月10日 — ... of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles, increasing the intracranial pressure within the skull. Hydrocephalus is often treated with a shunt, ... Read More

2019年7月26日 — The most common treatment for hydrocephalus is the surgical insertion of a drainage system, called a shunt. It consists of a long, flexible tube ... Read More

VP shunting is a surgical procedure that primarily treats a condition called hydrocephalus. This condition occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collects ... Read More

Overview. Shunts have been used to treat hydrocephalus for more than 50 years. The devices allow excess cerebrospinal fluid to drain to another area of the body. Read More

VP shunts are placed to treat hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus (hi-droh-SEF-eh-​less) happens when CSF does not drain out of the hollow spaces inside the brain​ ... Read More

Shunt surgery. During shunt surgery, a thin tube called a shunt is implanted in your brain. The excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain flows through ... Read More