Ventriculostomy is a procedure performed to manage abnormal fluid collection inside the brain. When the brain suffers elevated intracranial pressure due to an excess of cerebrospinal fluid, it requires draining. And the surgeon performs a ventriculostomy where an opening is created into the ventricle of the brain followed by inserting a catheter. This catheter is connected to some other part of the body as a shunt, to drain the excess fluid.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hydrocephalusmeans an increase in fluid content in the fluid spaces of the brain. This can keep increasing in size or remain the same.
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