Sentences with phrase «shunt placement»

Dr. Arendse performed a delicate neurosurgical procedure on Lexi known as ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement.

During shunt placement, a tiny skin incision is made on the maternal abdomen.

Puppies with congenital hydrocephalus may do well following shunt placement if severe brain damage has not occurred.

Additionally, SB is associated with a host of neuropsychological difficulties that result, in part, from cerebellar and hindbrain malformations that cause hydrocephalus and often necessitate shunt placement.

State - of - the - art intracranial neurosurgical procedures include craniotomy, cranioplasty, and ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement.

Shunt placement is a procedure that not all veterinarians are comfortable performing.