ventriculocisternostomy

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• ventriculocisternostomy — An artificial opening between the ventricles of the brain and the cisterna magna. SEE ALSO: shunt (2). [ventriculo + L. cisterna, cistern, + G. stoma, mouth] * * * ven·tric·u·lo·cis·ter·nos·to·my .sis tər näs tə mē n, pl mies the surgical …   Medical dictionary

• 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

• ventriculocisternal shunt — a formerly common procedure in which a communication was surgically established between a lateral ventricle and the cisterna magna for drainage of cerebrospinal fluid in hydrocephalus. Called also Torkildsen s. or operation and… …   Medical dictionary