- ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- the most common shunt for relief of hydrocephalus, consisting of an artificial channel between a cerebral ventricle and the peritoneum made with plastic tubing.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ventriculoperitoneal shunt
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