VP shunt

My siter has a VP shunt now. Could anyone tell me more about this? Can it be removed or it is for life.

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

The Ventriculo - Peritoneal shunt (VP shunt) is a drainage system for the excess of CSF (cerebro spinal fluid) in the ventricles (fluid spaces in the brain). The shunt will drain the excess CSF into the abdominal cavity (peritoneal cavity), where the fluid will be absorbed.

The shunt can be removed if the Neurosurgeon / Neurologist feels that the shunting has served its purpose and is no longer needed.

Regards

[guttsy]

Dear respected members,
I am happy to read your comment about the removal of vp shunt, which means it can be removed. Because my mother is facing terrible complications in the abdominal cavity first there was an infection in her stomach, then after the next reversion, she had a urine infection.
I myself think things will work out once the shunt is removed from the body because csf level is normal according to the doctor suggesting her hydrocaphelus has been cured.
You are the first person bogi to tell me that the world can be better without a vp shunt.
I am sure the neurosurgeon will also take that into consideration after 5 times reversions of the this shunt.
Regards
back to you.

[joslin910]

hi
my baby who is 45 days old is having hydrocafelus.the doctor fix one temporaray shunt in the head.and aspiratethe fluid in 3 days.he is planning to put a permanent vp shunt.he is waiting for the fluid to become clear.the condition of the baby after birth was very bad.he was in the ventilator for 25 days.is there any chance for the csf fluid to resolve automatically.so that there is no need for the permanet shunt

            regards
             joslin