Shunt placement in ventricles (IMAGE)

NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Shunt placement in ventricles

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A blockage of the fluid inside the brain's ventricles can result in a life-threatening buildup of pressure inside the brain. To relieve the pressure, physicians may insert a shunt in the brain to divert the fluid to another part of the body.

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National Institutes of Health

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