Ventriculostomy
"Ventriculostomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle.
| Descriptor ID |
D014696
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.188.957 E04.525.170.860
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventriculostomy" by people in Profiles.
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Zhu XL, Gao R, Wong GK, Wong HT, Ng RY, Yu Y, Wong RK, Poon WS. Single burr hole rigid endoscopic third ventriculostomy and endoscopic tumor biopsy: what is the safe displacement range for the foramen of Monro? Asian J Surg. 2013 Apr; 36(2):74-82.
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Lodise TP, Rhoney DH, Tam VH, McKinnon PS, Drusano GL. Pharmacodynamic profiling of cefepime in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of hospitalized patients with external ventriculostomies. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Mar; 54(3):223-30.