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Ventriculostomy

Medical Definition: Surgical creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle.
Guide Notes: refers to cerebral ventricles only, not heart nor stomach; do not use /util except by MeSH definition
Also Called: Ventriculocisternostomy
Previously Indexed: Cerebral Ventricles/surgery (1966-1987),Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts (1972-1987)

Ventriculostomy Medical Definitions and Terms

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