PURPOSE: Recently, many surgical techniques are applied to accurate ventricular catheterization. However, there are still some limitations in utilizing those methods. We introduce a simple method for the ventricular access and report two illustrative cases using our method. METHODS: We marked the trajectory using the preoperative multi-planar brain images and verifying it with surface markers. RESULTS: Two illustrative cases are shown, in which the surgeries were performed without difficulty and the outcomes were satisfactory. CONCLUSION: Utilizing multi-planar brain images in ventricular access is cost-effective and competent method.
PURPOSE: Recently, many surgical techniques are applied to accurate ventricular catheterization. However, there are still some limitations in utilizing those methods. We introduce a simple method for the ventricular access and report two illustrative cases using our method. METHODS: We marked the trajectory using the preoperative multi-planar brain images and verifying it with surface markers. RESULTS: Two illustrative cases are shown, in which the surgeries were performed without difficulty and the outcomes were satisfactory. CONCLUSION: Utilizing multi-planar brain images in ventricular access is cost-effective and competent method.
Authors: David R Huyette; Benjamin J Turnbow; Christian Kaufman; Dale F Vaslow; Benjamin B Whiting; Michael Y Oh Journal: J Neurosurg Date: 2008-01 Impact factor: 5.115
Authors: J Torrez-Corzo; R Rodriguez-Della Vecchia; J C Chalita-Williams; L Rangel-Castilla Journal: Childs Nerv Syst Date: 2009-03-19 Impact factor: 1.475