The Wonderful World of Hydrocephalus: Part 4, How Shunts Work
Shunts. One of two ways to control hydrocephalus and the most common. – – – – – – – – – – – - The quick version. A flexible 1/8″ in diameter tube (ventricular catheter)–usually made of Silastic plastic well tolerated by body tissue–is placed into the CSF system via the ventricles, and diverts the flow of [...]