Procedure performed by a neurosurgeon in which a tub-like instrument in placed into a ventricle in order to redirect and empty cerebral spinal fluid into the abdomen, specifically the peritoneal cavity (abdominal wall).

Synonyms:
VP Shunt, ventriculoperitoneal shunt, ventricular-peritoneal shunt

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