Transfrontal perforation of the lamina terminalis.
Perforation of the lamina terminalis through a frontal burrhole in occlusive hydrocephalus is discussed, with details of technique, indications, and results. The follow-up of some patients who were treated between 1945 and 1955 is described in case reports.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011677:Punctures