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.

2014;54(4):71-83. The traditional surgical options for managing PXFG are similar to those for POAG and include laser trabeculoplasty, filtering surgery, and tube shunt implantation. With the ...

You just had brain surgery… and handled it like a rock ... My Happiest Place!' A shunt is a hollow tube surgically placed in the brain — or occasionally in the spine — to help drain ...