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A ventriculoperitoneal shunt is used to take excess fluid... hydrocephalus (NPH). Regardless of the reason for the hydrocephalus, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt allows...
drainages are mainly represented by ventriculoperitoneal shunt, ventriculoatrial shunt and lumboperitoneal... is ventriculoperitoneal shunt, used in more than 90% of patients. The first ventriculoperitoneal shunt was done by Kausch...
and a half surgery to have a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt placed. *let me point out, although we were sure... having a shunt placed. It was blatantly obvious that his head was disproportionately large at birth... 
Today is Violet's 3 Year Shunt Anniversary!
I know when I make these posts celebrating Violet’s Shunt Anniversaries some people may wonder why. To us it's such an important date, as it's... 
3 Tips for Summer Fun ....
Margie Hofer submitted the following tip for a tasty treat:
Pineapple Power Meal Shake
2 servings
Ingredients
3 scoops Power Meal
1 cup ice cold pineapple juice
1 ripe banana
What Is a Hydrocephalus Shunt?
A hydrocephalus shunt is a flexible but sturdy Silastic® (a type of silicone rubber) tube. A hydrocephalus shunt system consists of the shunt, a catheter, and a valve. One end...
What is a Shunt?
Shunt systems come in a variety of models but always have two similar... to either the abdominal cavity or right atrium, and a shunt that regulates the pressure or flow of CSF from the ventricles... 
The right to left shunt in TOF occurs by which of the the following route... : 2 Most shunting occur by direct streaming of RV blood into Aorta . If the aortic override...
Yesterday was Violet's 4 Year Shunt Anniversary!
As mentioned in last years post about her shunt anniversary this is a day we normally celebrate, as it is another year that has passed...
Liver shunts are a congenital problem in some dogs. During gestation the placenta..., there is a shunt from the liver venous circulation to the arterial circulation. At birth, the pressure... 
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... to remove the tumor may be carried out. For all other causes, a shunt operation may be required.
A shunt is a thin tube tha ... » Read on Prevention
... e a cochlear implant fitted, or
have a CSF shunt fitted (drains fluid around your brain).
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