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A method of enlarging the opening of the third ventricular floor for flexible endoscopic third ventriculostomy

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In the Pediatric Neurosurgical Service of the Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, flexible endoscopic III ventriculostomy has been applied in children with noncommunicating hydrocephalus and periaqueductal/pineal tumor. We modified the technique to allow enlargement of the opening of the III ventricular floor. The use of an Atlas Wire Stone Extractor for this purpose is described.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, VACRS, No. 210, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, 11217, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Tai-Tong Wong & Liang-Shong Lee

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Wong, TT., Lee, LS. A method of enlarging the opening of the third ventricular floor for flexible endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Child's Nerv Syst 12, 396–398 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395093

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