Balloon needle for the atraumatic transcortical ventricular approach: technical note |
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| Authors: | I Madrazo R Franco-Bourland M Aguilera P Reyes G Guízar-Sahagún |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico La Raza, México City, México. |
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| Abstract: | We have designed a double-lumen inflatable needle for the atraumatic dissection of brain substance. This balloon needle has been successfully used for the ventricular approach in brain grafting procedures to obtain a rounded corticotomy with a diameter of 1.5-2 cm in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. |
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