Balloon needle for the atraumatic transcortical ventricular approach: technical note.
We have designed a double-lumen inflatable needle for the atraumatic dissection of brain substance. This balloon needle has been successfully used for the ventricular approach in brain grafting procedures to obtain a rounded corticotomy with a diameter of 1.5-2 cm in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Madrazo
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Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico La Raza, México City, México.
Franco-Bourland
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Aguilera
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Reyes
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Guízar-Sahagún
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D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000601:surgery