Patient's question:
Is it normal for the fetus to have slightly mild hydrocephalus?Doctor's answer:
Guidance: It is divided into non-surgical treatment and surgical treatment. Generally, mild hydrocephalus should be initially treated with non-surgical methods, primarily focusing on dehydration therapy and systemic supportive therapy. Surgical treatment is suitable for cases with high intraventricular pressure (exceeding 250 mm of water column) or those that fail to respond to non-surgical treatment. Severe hydrocephalus, such as cases with a head circumference exceeding 50 cm or cerebral cortex atrophy with a thickness of less than 1 cm, combined with severe functional impairment and deformities, often has poor surgical outcomes. Surgical methods commonly employ cerebrospinal fluid shunt procedures, such as ventriculocaval shunts, ventriculocisterna magna shunts, and ventriculoperitoneal shunts. The latter method is safer, has fewer complications, and is more widely used. The shunt tube used is a type equipped with a reservoir and pressure valve mechanism, and is not radiopaque to facilitate fluoroscopic examination. Postoperative care should focus on preventing complications, such as blood clots obstructing the catheter, thrombosis formation in the heart, endocarditis, sepsis, and other issues.