Category:Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

**ventriculoperitoneal shunt**
	surgical creation of a communication between a cerebral ventricle and the peritoneum for relief of hydrocephalus
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This category contains images related to the ventriculoperitoneal shunt or ventriculoperitoneal drain, a neurosurgical device. It is a silicon tube surgically inserted in the human body to relieve a too high pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid (brain liquid) in the brain ventricles by allowing this excess liquid to flow to the peritoneal cavity.

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This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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CT images of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (1 F)

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X-rays of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (2 F)

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The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.

CSF S capitis 2013-11-08.JPG 1,024 × 768; 650 KB
Hydrocephalus Shunt Adult.png 768 × 1,024; 382 KB
Hydrocephalus Shunt Child.png 768 × 1,024; 366 KB
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt - surgical wound healing - belly - day 12.jpg 2,272 × 1,704; 1.53 MB
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt - surgical wound healing - belly - day 15 - stitches removed.jpg 1,328 × 736; 194 KB
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt - surgical wound healing - head - day 15 - stitches removed - 2018.jpg 750 × 1,334; 325 KB
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt - surgical wound healing - head - day 6 - 2018.jpg 240 × 320; 24 KB

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