intracranial neuroendoscopy

Indications

• placement or replacement of ventricular catheter
  • attachment to shunt system or external drainage
• dissection of intracranial adhesions
• fenestration of septum pellucidum
• removal or fenestration of intraventricular colloid cysts
• retrieval of intracranial foreign body
• excision of brain tumor or pituitary tumor

More general terms

• endoscopy

More specific terms

• intracranial neuroendoscopy for placement/replacement of ventricular catheter
• intracranial neuroendoscopy with dissection of adhesions/fenestration of septum pellucidum or intraventricular cysts
• intracranial neuroendoscopy with excision of brain neoplasm
• intracranial neuroendoscopy with excision of pituitary neoplasm
• intracranial neuroendoscopy with fenestration/excision of colloid cyst
• intracranial neuroendoscopy with retrieval of foreign body