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 ...

Hazel was fitted with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) to drain the build-up of fluid in the brain into the abdomen. Following the surgery, Hazel spent a week recovering in the animal hospital ...

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 ...