title: [Treatment of occlusive hydrocephalus with Torkilksen's drainage].
abstract: Seventy-three Torkildsen drainages are reported, of which 61 and 12 were performed on tumor patients and in the case of benign aqueduct occlusions due to congenital malformations or chronic inflammations, respectively. The results are quite satisfactory providing due consideration is given to both the basic ailment and the preoperative condition. The Torkildsen drain has proven extremely useful in the therapy of selected cases of occlusive hydrocephalus.
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct / Q000002:abnormalities; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Unsere Erfahrungen bei der Behandlung des Okklusivhydrozephalus mit der Torkildsen-Drainage