third ventriculostomy

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• Endoscopic third ventriculostomy — is a surgical procedure in which an opening is created in the floor of the third ventricle using an endoscope placed within the ventricular system through a burr hole. This allows the cerebrospinal fluid to flow directly to the basal cisterns,… …   Wikipedia

• ventriculostomy — Establishment of an opening in a ventricle, usually through the floor of the third ventricle to the subarachnoid space to relieve hydrocephalus. SEE ALSO: shunt (2). [ventriculo + G. stoma, mouth] third v. an …   Medical dictionary

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• Hydrocephalus — For other uses, see Hydrocephalus (trilobite). Not to be confused with Hypocephalus. Hydrocephalus Classification and external resources Hydrocephalus seen on a CT scan of the brain. ICD …   Wikipedia

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• Arne Torkildsen — (1899 1968) was a Norwegian neurosurgeon. He described the surgical technique of ventriculocisternostomy (a predecessor of today s endoscopic third ventriculostomy), which is also called Torkildsen s operation .External links*… …   Wikipedia

• Henry Schroeder — Henry W. S. Schroeder (* 1963 in Prenzlau) ist ein deutscher Neurochirurg. Er studierte und promovierte an der Ernst Moritz Arndt Universität Greifswald, absolvierte dort seine Zeit als Assistenzarzt und Oberarzt und habilitierte sich 2001. Nach… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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