Seven-month-old Eliza Waghmare finally underwent a life-saving surgery, ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting, to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), at the Central India Institute of Medical Sciences in Nagpur, on Friday morning.

The surgery was conducted by well-known neurosurgeon Dr Lokendra Singh, and lasted for over two hours. Post surgery, Eliza has been kept in the surgical intensive care unit, where her condition is being monitored round the clock. Dr Singh said, "The surgery went well. We will be conducting a CT scan on Saturday, after which we'll evaluate if the shunt has been inserted properly [as shunting is a blind procedure]. We have inserted a medium pressure shunt, but these shunts are notorious and there are chances of them getting blocked due to an increase in CSF protein levels."