2023年5月5日 · A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a narrow plastic tube that drains excess cerebrospinal fluid into your abdomen (belly). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protects your brain by …

A shunt is essentially a flexible tube that redirects the flow of CSF from one area to another. The most common type used in neurosurgery is called a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt.

What is a shunt? A shunt is a hollow tube surgically placed in the brain (or occasionally in the spine) to help drain cerebrospinal fluid and redirect it to another location in the body where it …

A shunt is a flexible tube placed into the area of the brain called the ventricles, where cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is accumulating. The purpose of the shunt is to remove the excess …

In medicine, a shunt is a hole or a small passage that moves, or allows movement of, fluid from one part of the body to another. The term may describe either congenital or acquired shunts; …

A shunt is a thin tube implanted in the brain to drain away the excess CSF to another part of the body (often the abdominal cavity, the space around the bowel) where it can be absorbed into …

2024年9月30日 · 1. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt: The most common type of shunt, it drains excess CSF from the brain’s ventricles into the peritoneal cavity in the abdomen. It’s like …

A shunt is essentially a tube that facilitates the movement of fluids from one area to another. In neurology, shunts are primarily used to manage conditions like hydrocephalus—a condition …