Your Vp Shunt
A ventriculoperitoneal shunt drains excess brain fluid reducing brain pressure to a safe level.
Your vp shunt. The catheter is placed through the skull and into one of the ventricles spaces of the brain where the cerebrospinal fluid csf collects. Csf is the fluid that surrounds your brain and spinal cord. A vp shunt is used to drain extra cerebrospinal fluid csf from your brain.
Ventriculoperitoneal vp shunt placement is a procedure to help remove excess fluid in the brain. Ventriculoperitoneal shunts consist of a valve and two tubes called catheters which drain the. Csf protects your brain and spinal cord by acting as a cushion.
A ventriculoperitoneal vp shunt is a medical device that relieves pressure on the brain caused by fluid accumulation.