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Is there any way to stop needing your vp shunt forever?
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VP Shunt: Some patients have maintained the ability to reabsorb spinal fluid and the primary problem is a blockage within the pathways in the brain. In those situations, a 3rd ventriculostomy can be performed to redirect CSF around the blockage. Occasionally, there are patients who are found to have a broken shunt but without redeveloping hydrocephalus, essentially "outgrown the need for the shunt".
Answered 11/14/2016
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Unlikely: The original indication dictates the need and the permanence.
Answered 3/21/2013
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