what is the latest on an lp shunt,how many really works? who does the best job o!
Question: I have a csf leak and have had viral meningitis in 2003 and bacterial meningitis just two weeks ago, they want to put a lp shunt in but I'm not sure of what I should do so I am trying to get information on shunts and outcomes. I am 58 yr. old femail.If there is a doctor out there that knows of something ealse other than a shunt that could help please let me hear from you.
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as with any invasive surgical procedure, there are risks such as infection, malfunction, death, etc. but you have ask your dr if the benefits outweigh the risks. the only person i know with a lp shunt lived with one for almost a decade w/o any problem, then got it revised and it got infected. sorry i don't have more information on it.
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