title: Protection Device Made of a Modified Syringe for Muscle Protection During Cranial Perforation: Technical Note.
abstract: In neurosurgical procedures, avoiding damage of surrounding tissues such as muscle and periosteum during a craniotomy is important for esthetic and other reasons. We devised a protection tool by using an amputated syringe barrel to cover the perforating drill and protect temporal muscle damage. This device made it possible to prevent damage to surrounding tissues, such as the muscle and periosteum, during cranial perforation. This method could be useful as it is cost-effective, simple, and versatile.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: s00-078@nms.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Fumihiro
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matano
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizunari
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koketsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiki
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Asami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murai
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morita
mesh_terms: D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D011482:Protective Devices; D013594:Syringes
keywords: Burr hole; Craniotomy; Drilling; Muscle protection