Shunting Medical

Shunt Procedure | Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, …

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A shunt is a hollow tube surgically placed in the brain (or occasionally in the spine) to help drain cerebrospinal fluid and redirect it to another location in the body where it can be reabsorbed. Shunt procedures can address pressure on the brain caused by hydrocephalus and relieve its symptoms such as gait difficulty, mild de… See more

Heart Shunt: Types and Treatment - Cleveland Clinic

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A shunt is a passage by which blood moves from one area ( blood vessel or heart chamber) to another in a pattern that isn't normal. A cardiac shunt is a congenital heart defect, …

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: Procedure, Recovery, …

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What is a ventriculoperitoneal shunt? A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a medical device that …

Shunting | definition of shunting by Medical dictionary

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shunting. A condition in which blood, by going through an abnormal pathway or bypass, does not travel its normal route. It may occur when an arteriovenous fistula forms or in …

Shunt (medical) - Wikipedia

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Shunt | definition of shunt by Medical dictionary

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L→R shunt Acyanotic shunt Right and left sides of the heart communicate by an ASD or VSD and PDA; the blood flows from the region of highest–left heart to lowest–right heart …

Shunt (medical) | definition of Shunt (medical) by Medical …

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1. to turn to one side; to divert; to bypass. 2. a passage or anastomosis between two natural channels, especially between blood vessels. Such structures may be formed …

What is a Shunt? Learn about …

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A flushing component added to an existing shunt system is designed to provide a non-surgical means to restore or increase CSF flow in a non-flowing shunt. The ReFlow™ …

Medical Definition of Shunt - MedicineNet

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Shunt: 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain …

Pulmonary shunt - Wikipedia

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Capillary shunting is blood that passes through capillaries of unventilated alveoli [4] or deoxygenated blood flowing directly from pulmonary arterioles to nearby pulmonary veins …