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| What is a diagnostic test for ventriculoscopy? |
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| What is a ventriculoscopy? |
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| A surgical procedure that creates a hole in the cerebral ventricle for examination. |
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| Who needs this procedure? |
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| What procedure often accompanies a ventriculoscopy? |
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| What is the case wound classification? |
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| What are the possible complications? |
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| fever, bleeding, and short-term memory loss |
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| CT scan 2 days later, MRI 2 months later |
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| When maneuvering the scope into the 3rd ventricle, what artery is identified? |
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| What is the burr hole packed with to close the case? |
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| Gelfoam and then suture the scalp |
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| What type of scopes may be used for the procedure? |
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| 4.2mm single-use disposable neuroendoscope w/ a 13cm rigid shaft or a flexible neuroendoscope |
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| What catheter is used to cannulate the lateral ventricle? |
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| A #14 French peel-away catheter |
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| What is the pathology related to this procedure? |
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| Enlarged lateral and third ventricles and normal-sized fourth ventricle. |
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| What fluids are used for the procedure? |
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| Ringer's solution kept at body temp |
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| What is the #3 French Fogarty balloon catheter used for? |
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| To enlarge the fenestration in the floor of the third ventricle |
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| Why is a ventriculostomy performed? |
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| To drain fluid from ventricles and reestablish the free flow of cerebral spinal fluid |
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