Vp Shunt Drainage

Or cerebrospinal fluid csf leak after lumbar puncture trauma or cranial spinal surgery 10 shunt overdrainage is seen in 10 12 of patients with vp shunts and may manifest as slit ventricle syndrome intracranial hypotension syndrome.

Vp shunt drainage. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt introduction ventriculoperitoneal vp shunt insertion is an operation to place a catheter into a brain ventricle to drain cerebrospinal fluid csf from the ventricular system. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt drains excess brain fluid reducing brain pressure to a safe level. Usually vp shunts are placed to treat hydrocephalus hydro water.

A ventriculoperitoneal vp shunt is a medical device that relieves pressure on the brain caused by fluid accumulation. The shunt can also become blocked at the distal end if the shunt is pulled out of the abdominal cavity in the case of vp shunts or from similar protein buildup. Spontaneously due to shunt overdrainage or after rupture of arachnoid cyst.

Ventriculoatrial va shunts may be used as an alternative but they should be used only in patients with impairment of. Over drainage occurs when a shunt has not been adequately designed for the particular patient. First ventriculoperitoneal vp shunt placement is the treatment of choice for patients with nph.

If the proximal catheter is in the ventricle and the distal catheter is in the peritoneal cavity it is called a ventriculo peritoneal vp shunt table 1. The type of shunt system is named by the inflow and outflow locations e g. Vp shunting is a surgical procedure that primarily treats a condition called.

Other causes of blockage are overdrainage and slit ventricle syndrome.