Making a Pathway
One of the first patients we met in Angola, was an 11 year old boy suffering from hydrocephalus. His neurological functions were degrading quickly, so Dr. Foster decided it was necessary to implant a shunt in the boy's skull to relieve the intracranial pressure.
When the surgery is finished, the shunt will drain into the child's abdomen, but it will be completely hidden beneath the skin. Here, Dr. Foster carefully inserts a metal rod into the abdominal incision, and threads it beneath the skin to create a pathway for the shunt all the way down from the boy's neck.
LOCATION:
CEML Hospital, Lubango, Huila, Angola, Africa
Making a Pathway
One of the first patients we met in Angola, was an 11 year old boy suffering from hydrocephalus. His neurological functions were degrading quickly, so Dr. Foster decided it was necessary to implant a shunt in the boy's skull to relieve the intracranial pressure.
When the surgery is finished, the shunt will drain into the child's abdomen, but it will be completely hidden beneath the skin. Here, Dr. Foster carefully inserts a metal rod into the abdominal incision, and threads it beneath the skin to create a pathway for the shunt all the way down from the boy's neck.
LOCATION:
CEML Hospital, Lubango, Huila, Angola, Africa