A special cyst puncture catheter for use in thick-walled or mobile intracranial cysts.
Having encountered a number of thick-walled or mobile symptomatic intracranial cysts that have resisted stereotactic puncture with standard blunt-ended ventricular catheters, the authors have designed a cyst puncture catheter that has a number of features helpful in overcoming this problem. The catheter and its use are described, and examples of difficult-to-puncture cysts are given.
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Section of Neurological Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
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D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D012826:Silicone Elastomers