Medical Definition of Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
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A surgical procedure to insert a communicating catheter to relieve intracranial pressure caused by hydrocephalus.
In this procedure the cerebrospinal fluid is shunted from the ventricles of the brain into the peritoneal cavity via a surgically implanted tube.
(27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
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