The risk for endophthalmitis after glaucoma drainage rises for up to 5 years and is much higher than that for a ...

What Is a VP Shunt? A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a narrow plastic tube that drains excess cerebrospinal fluid into your abdomen (belly). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protects your brain by acting ...

FDA advisors on Wednesday will deliberate on whether shunt therapy still has a narrow path forward in heart failure after a disappointing pivotal trial. In its premarket approval application for the ...

Dear M.G.: NPH is a condition where the fluid inside the brain has a high pressure. It is unknown why this happens, but symptoms include an abnormal gait and incontinence along with the brain fog you ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An FDA advisory panel voted 0-15 against approving an interatrial shunt to improve symptoms and prognosis in ...

Uncertainties about efficacy and longer-term safety with the Ventura interatrial shunt system (V-Wave, a Johnson & Johnson company) doomed the technology when vetted by a US Food and Drug ...

A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a medical device that relieves pressure on the brain caused by the accumulation of fluid. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are primarily used to treat a condition ...