The Adaptation of a Neuroendoscopic Sheath to a Leksell Stereotactic Frame to Make it Suitable for Approaching Small Ventricles: A Technical Note

Abstract

Efficient endoscopic surgery in cases involving small ventricles is difficult but possible. The authors describe a neuroendoscopic sheath that has been improved to make it suitable for use with a Leksell stereotactic frame, which enabled us to accurately insert a stereotactic needle into the small ventricle and provided an adequate surgical corridor. A biopsy was performed on a 6-year-old girl who had a primary central nervous system lymphoma in the pineal body without hydrocephalus.

Keywords

neuroendoscope - stereotactic - sheath

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