Reviewing a proposed procedure with your chosen doctor
Hydrocephalus Surgery / VP Shunt
second opinion in Mumbai.
Medical term: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt or endoscopic third ventriculostomy
Already chosen your neurosurgeon in Mumbai or Navi Mumbai to review your proposed hydrocephalus surgery / vp shunt? When you cannot attend yourself, Redwood organises your existing records and questions, takes the case to that doctor and shares their recommendations.
You choose the doctor. We take your case to them.
Understand the procedure
What is hydrocephalus surgery / vp shunt?
Hydrocephalus involves a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain's fluid spaces. Surgery may drain fluid through a shunt or create another internal route in selected cases. The cause and type of hydrocephalus guide the plan.
This is general procedure information. Your chosen doctor assesses what applies to you.
Procedure information: NHS: patient information
Understand the proposed plan
What the operation may involve
Your decision, your questions
Questions for your chosen doctor
Choose the questions that matter to your situation. We record them in your own words and take them to the consultation.
- What type of hydrocephalus is present, and what improvement is expected?
- Why is a VP shunt or endoscopic procedure recommended?
- What valve is proposed, and could it require adjustment?
- How will shunt function be monitored, and what symptoms need prompt assessment?
Your existing case file
Records to organise
We organise the brain ct or mri reports and images alongside your treatment history and the written procedure recommendation. We note what you want the neurosurgeon to clarify and keep the original reports available for the consultation.
Share the records you already have. This is a document checklist, not a request for new tests.
Bring together what is available
- Brain CT or MRI reports and images
- Neurological assessment and symptom history
- Previous shunt details, valve settings and operation notes if applicable
- Results of any completed fluid-drainage assessment and current medicines
- Your written procedure recommendation, current prescriptions and allergy details
When you cannot attend yourself
How Redwood takes your case to your doctor
- Tell us whom you have chosen. Share the doctor’s name, hospital or clinic, and the decision you want reviewed.
- Prepare the case with us. We organise your existing records, treatment timeline and questions, then coordinate the appointment.
- We attend with your case. Your Care Steward takes the organised hydrocephalus surgery / vp shunt case file to the neurosurgeon you selected and puts forward your recorded questions. After the consultation, we share the doctor's recommendations and consultation documents with you.
A video call during the consultation can be arranged if the doctor allows.
We respond within 12 hours of your enquiry.