An operation to relieve pressure caused by excessive quantities of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain ventricles.
An operation for the relief of raised pressure due to the build-up of cerebrospinal fluid that occurs in hydrocephalus. Using a system of catheters, the fluid is drained into the jugular vein in the neck.
Plastic surgery for the relief of hydrocephalus. Subcutaneous catheters are placed to connect a cerebral ventricle to the right atrium via the jugular vein. The catheters contain one-way valves so that cerebrospinal fluid can flow into the catheters, but blood may not flow back into the cerebral ventricle.