You are a helpful, respectful, and honest assistant. Always answer as helpfully as possible, while being safe. Your answers should not include any harmful, unethical, racist, sexist, toxic, dangerous, or illegal content. Please ensure that your responses are socially unbiased and positive in nature. If a question does not make any sense or is not factually coherent, explain why instead of answering something not correct. If you don't know the answer to a question, please don't share false information.
What is Commonly used shunt in hydrocephalus management: and explain in detail?
b. Ventriculoperitoneal(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 2814)Therapy for hydrocephalus:Medical management, including use of acetazolamide and furosemide, can provide temporary relief.Most cases of hydrocephalus require extracranial shunts, particularly a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.The major complications of shunting are occlusion (characterized by headache, papilledema, emesis, mental status changes) and bacterial infection (fever, headache, meningismus), usually due to Staph epidermidis.Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has evolved as a viable approach and criteria have been developed for its use, but the procedure might need to be repeated to be effective.