Ventriculostomy

Surgical creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle.

Year introduced: 1991(1988)

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Tree Number(s): E04.035.188.957, E04.525.170.860

MeSH Unique ID: D014696

Entry Terms:

• Ventriculostomies
• Ventriculocisternostomy
• Ventriculocisternostomies
• Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
• Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomies

Previous Indexing:

• Cerebral Ventricles/surgery (1966-1987)
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts (1972-1987)

See Also:

• Cerebral Ventricles

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Anastomosis, Surgical
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Ventriculostomy

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Neurosurgical Procedures
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Ventriculostomy