title: A malleable endoscopic suction instrument: technical note.
abstract: Flexible endoscopes are being employed for a variety of neurosurgical procedures. These instruments have drawbacks, especially in their ability to evacuate clotted blood. We have attempted to rethink the design of these instruments and have developed a malleable endoscopic suction instrument. This has proved to be helpful in a variety of intracranial and intraspinal procedures.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Ragel
mesh_terms: D019723:Endoscopes; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000601:surgery; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018583:Pliability; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation