A peel-away needle is used to puncture the peritoneum. The distal shunt, which has been subcutaneously tunneled from the head toward the abdomen, is inserted through the needle and placed into the ...

2005). Comparing the triad of symptoms preshunt and at follow-up evaluations is useful in determining the success of VP shunting for the individual. More research is needed both in determining who ...

Once the decision to place a VP shunt has been made, valve selection is of vital importance. There are many valve designs available today. As of 1999 there were at least 127 commercially available ...

Yifei Sun, a second-year medical student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, ...

The system is expected to mitigate common failures of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) systems, including catheter ...