title: Transorbital ventricular puncture for emergency ventricular decompression. Technical note.
abstract: A transorbital technique for emergency ventricular drainage has been used successfully in comatose hydrocephalic patients. The technique is described.
mesh_terms: D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D009915:Orbit; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods*