VP Shunt: Complete Guide to Procedure & Recovery
A thin tube drains excess fluid from the brain's ventricles to the abdomen to treat hydrocephalus.
- Also called
- ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- Duration
- About 1–2 hours
- Anaesthesia
- General anaesthesia
- Hospital stay
- 2–4 days
Neurosurgery surgeons for VP Shunt
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VP Shunt in India
VP Shunt is a neurosurgery procedure. It usually takes about 1–2 hours under general anaesthesia, and the typical hospital stay is 2–4 days.
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It is usually considered for hydrocephalus. Only a doctor can confirm whether it is right for you after examination. Go Surgery lists 1,672 neurosurgery surgeons at 11,081 hospitals across 214 cities, including Delhi NCR, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Coverage for VP Shunt depends on your policy and insurer. Please check with your insurer before admission. Compare surgeons and request an appointment to discuss whether VP Shunt is right for you.
VP Shunt Surgeons by City
| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi NCR | 181 | 745 |
| Hyderabad | 162 | 623 |
| Mumbai | 86 | 488 |
| Bangalore | 85 | 517 |
| Jaipur | 46 | 174 |
| Indore | 40 | 69 |
| Kolkata | 33 | 613 |
| Navi Mumbai | 33 | 130 |
| Nagpur | 32 | 118 |
| Pune | 32 | 337 |
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| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | 31 | 5 |
| Thane | 31 | 250 |
| Nashik | 30 | 82 |
| Guwahati | 29 | 20 |
| Visakhapatnam | 27 | 73 |
| Bhopal | 25 | 84 |
| Greater_Noida | 25 | 19 |
| Ranchi | 25 | 174 |
| Chandigarh | 23 | 34 |
| Amritsar | 22 | 267 |
| Kukatpalli | 20 | 0 |
| Bhubaneshwar | 19 | 0 |
| Gorakhpur | 18 | 7 |
| Gwalior | 18 | 21 |
| Mysore | 17 | 29 |
| Rajkot | 16 | 45 |
| Dwarka | 14 | 0 |
| Agra | 13 | 290 |
| Chennai | 13 | 620 |
| Bathinda | 12 | 14 |
| Bikaner | 12 | 4 |
| Jalandhar | 12 | 24 |
| Cuttack | 11 | 11 |
| Bareilly | 10 | 13 |
| Jammu | 10 | 3 |
| Kanpur | 10 | 33 |
| Ahmadnagar | 9 | 186 |
| Kochi | 9 | 4 |
| Nellore | 9 | 7 |
| Raipur | 9 | 37 |
| Madurai | 8 | 34 |
| Raniganj | 8 | 1 |
| Begusarai | 7 | 36 |
| Meerut | 7 | 21 |
| Moradabad | 7 | 4 |
| Vijayawada | 7 | 70 |
| Dhanbad | 6 | 51 |
| Durgapur | 6 | 8 |
| Erode | 6 | 3 |
| Guntur | 6 | 16 |
| Jodhpur | 6 | 25 |
| Muzaffarpur | 6 | 4 |
| Rohtak | 6 | 12 |
| Surat | 6 | 82 |
| Berhampore | 5 | 0 |
| Bhavnagar | 5 | 4 |
| Bihar Sharif | 5 | 11 |
| Coimbatore | 5 | 82 |
| Farrukhabad | 5 | 2 |
| Jabalpur | 5 | 11 |
| Jhansi | 5 | 6 |
| Karnal | 5 | 7 |
| Nainital | 5 | 0 |
| Patna | 5 | 105 |
| Shyamnagar | 5 | 0 |
| Amravati | 4 | 255 |
| Bhagalpur | 4 | 25 |
| Bharatpur | 4 | 2 |
| Dhule | 4 | 0 |
| Hapur | 4 | 1 |
| Howrah | 4 | 15 |
| Mathura | 4 | 8 |
| Nanded | 4 | 6 |
| Rajamahendravaram | 4 | 2 |
| Raurkela | 4 | 0 |
| Rewa | 4 | 3 |
| Shivaji_Nagar | 4 | 0 |
| Ajmer | 3 | 118 |
| Akola | 3 | 215 |
| Alappuzha | 3 | 81 |
| Aligarh | 3 | 180 |
| Alwar | 3 | 138 |
| Ankleshwar | 3 | 97 |
| Bhiwandi | 3 | 0 |
| Bokaro | 3 | 1 |
| Davangere | 3 | 0 |
| Dombivli | 3 | 0 |
| Gandhidham | 3 | 0 |
| Gaya | 3 | 7 |
| Gondia | 3 | 2 |
| Habra | 3 | 0 |
| Hisar | 3 | 17 |
| Hosur | 3 | 4 |
| Hubli | 3 | 7 |
| Kannur | 3 | 3 |
| Mehsana | 3 | 0 |
| Palakkad | 3 | 7 |
| Solapur | 3 | 18 |
| Vadodara | 3 | 79 |
| Agra Cantt | 2 | 0 |
| Ahmedabad | 2 | 775 |
| Aizawl | 2 | 38 |
| Anantapur | 2 | 178 |
| Berhamapur | 2 | 0 |
| Bhandara | 2 | 1 |
| Bommasandra | 2 | 0 |
| Chapra | 2 | 1 |
| Chittorgarh | 2 | 0 |
| Gandhinagar | 2 | 6 |
| Jalgaon | 2 | 9 |
| Jamnagar | 2 | 5 |
| Kakinada | 2 | 5 |
| Kalyan | 2 | 0 |
| Kamarhati | 2 | 0 |
| Kargil | 2 | 0 |
| Kollam | 2 | 8 |
| Kota | 2 | 5 |
| Kozhikode | 2 | 9 |
| Lucknow | 2 | 85 |
| Morbi | 2 | 0 |
| Nagercoil | 2 | 2 |
| New Town | 2 | 0 |
| Nizamabad | 2 | 9 |
| Pali | 2 | 2 |
| Panaji | 2 | 0 |
| Patiala | 2 | 7 |
| Prayagraj | 2 | 264 |
| Pudukkottai | 2 | 1 |
| Rampur | 2 | 1 |
| Sagar | 2 | 2 |
| Salem | 2 | 22 |
| Shimla | 2 | 1 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 2 | 36 |
| Varanasi | 2 | 57 |
| Vidisha | 2 | 0 |
| Vizianagaram | 2 | 4 |
| Ambattur | 1 | 107 |
| Arepally | 1 | 0 |
| Ballari | 1 | 1 |
| Belgaum | 1 | 5 |
| Bharuch | 1 | 16 |
| Bhubaneswar | 1 | 4 |
| Bhuj | 1 | 0 |
| Bidar | 1 | 0 |
| Bilimora | 1 | 0 |
| Borivli | 1 | 0 |
| Buxar | 1 | 1 |
| Chandrapur | 1 | 0 |
| Cherthala | 1 | 3 |
| Darbhanga | 1 | 17 |
| Dausa | 1 | 0 |
| Deoghar | 1 | 23 |
| Dharamshala | 1 | 0 |
| Dindigul | 1 | 1 |
| Diphu | 1 | 0 |
| East Delhi | 1 | 0 |
| Eluru | 1 | 0 |
| Gadaga | 1 | 0 |
| Gaziabad | 1 | 0 |
| Gora Bazar | 1 | 0 |
| Haldwani | 1 | 0 |
| Hanamkonda | 1 | 1 |
| Hanumangarh | 1 | 0 |
| Haridwar | 1 | 5 |
| Hubbali | 1 | 0 |
| Jamshedpur | 1 | 23 |
| Junagadh | 1 | 2 |
| Kadapa | 1 | 0 |
| Karimnagar | 1 | 21 |
| Karwar | 1 | 1 |
| Kolhapur | 1 | 14 |
| Korba | 1 | 0 |
| Kurnool | 1 | 6 |
| Latur | 1 | 5 |
| Madeenaguda | 1 | 0 |
| Mangalore | 1 | 12 |
| Manissery | 1 | 0 |
| Matunga East | 1 | 0 |
| Mau | 1 | 0 |
| Medak | 1 | 0 |
| Mohali | 1 | 0 |
| Mount_Abu | 1 | 0 |
| Mumbai City | 1 | 0 |
| Nadiad | 1 | 1 |
| Nalgonda | 1 | 0 |
| Nandyal | 1 | 0 |
| Neyyattinkara | 1 | 0 |
| Ottappalam | 1 | 0 |
| Panchmahal | 1 | 0 |
| Panipat | 1 | 4 |
| Puducherry | 1 | 7 |
| Purnia | 1 | 1 |
| Rae Bareli | 1 | 0 |
| Rajasthan | 1 | 0 |
| Ratlam | 1 | 2 |
| Ratnagiri | 1 | 1 |
| Sangli | 1 | 1 |
| Shamli | 1 | 0 |
| Shimoga | 1 | 2 |
| Shravasti | 1 | 0 |
| Sikar | 1 | 5 |
| Silvassa | 1 | 0 |
| Solan | 1 | 2 |
| Sonarpur | 1 | 0 |
| Sonipat | 1 | 0 |
| Srikakulam | 1 | 3 |
| Surendranagar | 1 | 0 |
| Tirunelveli | 1 | 3 |
| Tirupati | 1 | 4 |
| Vellore | 1 | 6 |
| Vikas Nagar | 1 | 0 |
| Vikaspuri | 1 | 0 |
| West Godavari | 1 | 0 |
| Yamuna Nagar | 1 | 0 |
When it's recommended
- Hydrocephalus
What happens during the procedure
- General anaesthesia
- Catheter placed in the ventricle
- Tube tunnelled under the skin to the abdomen
- Valve regulates flow
Recovery
A few weeks.
Typical hospital stay: 2–4 days
Risks & complications
- Shunt blockage
- Infection
- Over-drainage
VP Shunt cost in India
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Neurosurgery hospitals
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Hospitals Offering VP Shunt in India
451 hospitals are listed for this speciality. The 8 hospitals with the most listed surgeons are shown.
| Hospital | City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| Care Hospitals | Hyderabad | 8 |
| Apollo Hospitals | Hyderabad | 7 |
| KIMS | Hyderabad | 7 |
| Medicover Hospitals | Hyderabad | 7 |
| Medanta-The Medicity | Delhi NCR | 6 |
| Mission Hospital | Delhi NCR | 6 |
| Artemis Hospitals | Delhi NCR | 5 |
| Sai Krishna Neuro Hospital | Hyderabad | 5 |
VP Shunt near you
FAQs
How long does VP Shunt take?
About 1–2 hours. The exact time depends on your case.
Will I need to stay in hospital?
Typical hospital stay: 2–4 days.
What anaesthesia is used?
General anaesthesia. Your anaesthetist will confirm the plan for you.
How long is recovery after VP Shunt?
A few weeks.
Is VP Shunt covered by insurance?
It is usually covered by health insurance when medically necessary, subject to your policy's terms, waiting periods and sub-limits. Our insurance desk can check your specific policy.
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