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Previous Volume 328:552 February 25, 1993 Number 8 Next

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View larger version (54K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Endoscopic Laser Third Ventriculostomy. A 37-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because she had had headaches for two years. A neurologic examination was remarkable for the absence of retinal venous pulsations. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain (Panel A) showed noncommunicating hydrocephalus due to stenosis of the caudal aqueduct of Sylvius (open arrow), with enlargement of the third ventricle and attenuation of its floor (solid arrow). Endoscopic laser third ventriculostomy (Panel B) was performed in an effort to control hydrocephalus without the use of a ventricular shunt. The right lateral ventricle was cannulated through a coronal burr . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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