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Stereotactic catheter insertion: a new technique.

E O Backlund
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In spite of modern instrumentation that is widely available, inaccurate and even crude techniques are still occasionally used for puncturing cavities within the cranial cavity. Thus, a standardized technique for intracranial puncturing, based on stereotaxy, is suggested and illustrated by some clinical cases.

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ArachnoidBrainBrain AbscessCatheterizationCerebrospinal Fluid ShuntsCisterna MagnaCystsDrainageHumansStereotaxic TechniquesJournal Article

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E O Backlund. 1987. Stereotactic catheter insertion: a new technique.. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616412.1987.11739786

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