Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt (VP Shunt)

Published: 9 April 2016

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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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