The first surgery includes implantation of a plastic tube called a shunt to improve blood flow. However, as children grow, the shunt is often replaced to accommodate their changing bodies.

Kolkata: A 33-year-old woman, who had previously received a Glen Shunt procedure in childhood due to a congenital heart ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Alleviant Medical an investigational device exemption (IDE), enabling ...

Children suffering from hydrocephalus, the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain, should be careful when using Apple’s popular tablet, the iPad 2: if held within 2 inches of ...

Inter-atrial shunt device therapy has shown mixed results in clinical trials, with clinical 'non-responders' typically showing features of more advanced heart failure. We aimed to analyse the ...

“It’s been an emotional week but hopefully on the road to recovery,” the Little People, Big World star said after having an emergency shunt revision surgery last week Zach Roloff is back ...