title: A probe for simultaneous sampling in stereotactic brain biopsy. Technical note.
abstract: A probe for stereotactic brain biopsy which allows to obtain two different samples along a single trajectory tract is presented. It consists of a cylindrical stainless steel probe which has two separate grooves. The pieces of tissue are shredded from the lesion by sliding a polyethylene cannula that fits around the probe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Mexico D.F.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lazareff
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*