Preferred Label : Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion;
NCIt definition : A therapeutic procedure used to drain excessive fluid from the central nervous system.
It involves the placement of a shunt in a ventricle of the brain that is threaded
under the skin to another part of the body.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A process used to drain fluid that has built up around the brain and spinal
cord. A shunt (a long, thin tube) is placed in a ventricle of the brain and threaded
under the skin to another part of the body, usually the abdomen. The shunt carries
excess fluid away from the brain so it may be absorbed elsewhere in the body.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000044801;
Origin ID : C93208;
UMLS CUI : C2985496;
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