A simple technique to open the posterior wall of the third ventricle.
Third ventriculostomy is an operating technique which is mostly used in benign adult aqueductal stenosis. The most important stage of this operation is the manipulation of the basal membrane of the third ventricle. A technique which facilitates the opening of the posterior wall of the third ventricle is presented.
D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct / Q000601:surgery*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods