title: A newly designed puncture needle for suction decompression of giant aneurysms. Technical note.
abstract: A newly designed puncture needle for aspirating large or giant aneurysms is described. This puncture needle represents a modification of an intravenous catheter with an internal needle. It is designed to prevent blood from leaking when the internal needle is removed and has a lateral tube for aspiration. Following aneurysm puncture with the parent artery temporarily trapped, the catheter is positioned on the head frame with a brain spatula and a self-retaining retractor. Blood is suctioned through the lateral tube with a syringe or the suction system normally used in the operating room.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kyoshima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wakui
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ichinose
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okudera
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D009339:Needles; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*