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| What makes a patient a candidate for a ventriculoscopy? |
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| Having enlarged lateral and third ventricles and normal sized fourth ventricle. |
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| What is the preoperative diagnostic test for this? |
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| What is the name of the scope that will be used? |
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| What type of catheter is used to enlarge the fenestration in the floor of the third ventricle? |
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| A #3 French Fogarty balloon catheter. |
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| What position is the patient placed in? |
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| Supine with the head in pin traction, slightly elevated to minimize the loss of CSF and entry of air. |
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| What is the age cutoff for this procedure as of right now? |
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| What is one thing that must be considered before deciding to perform the procedure? |
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| If the patient has had a previous shunt placement or if they may have meningitis. |
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| How big is the burr hole in the cranium? |
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| What artery is identified when the third ventricle is entered? |
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| If needed, what procedure will be performed while in the ventricles? |
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| What is a ventriculostomy? |
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| Creating a hole in the ventricle to reestablish the free flow of Cerebral Spinal Fluid between the ventricles and subarachnoid space. |
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| What is packed into the burr hole before the scalp is sutured? |
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| If there are no complications, how long must the patient remain in the hospital? |
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| What are some complications that can occur? |
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| Fever, bleeding, and short-term memory loss. |
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| What is the wound classification of this procedure? |
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