E C Ventureyra1, I H Tekkök. 1. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We describe the concept of a new syringostomy technique. METHODS: The technique includes the insertion of a myringostomy tube through a small myelotomy at the level of maximum enlargement of the syrinx. The inner diameter of the myringostomy tube is 1.14 mm. RESULTS: This technique reduces the potential risks that are associated with other techniques that use bulky silastic catheters that are left inside the spinal cord. CONCLUSION: We think that this technique is the least invasive of all similar techniques and that, in terms of drainage, the myringostomy tube is as efficient as commonly used silastic catheters.
OBJECTIVE: We describe the concept of a new syringostomy technique. METHODS: The technique includes the insertion of a myringostomy tube through a small myelotomy at the level of maximum enlargement of the syrinx. The inner diameter of the myringostomy tube is 1.14 mm. RESULTS: This technique reduces the potential risks that are associated with other techniques that use bulky silastic catheters that are left inside the spinal cord. CONCLUSION: We think that this technique is the least invasive of all similar techniques and that, in terms of drainage, the myringostomy tube is as efficient as commonly used silastic catheters.