Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
ventriculostomy
Subclass of:
Cerebrospinal fluid shunts procedure
Definitions related to ventriculostomy:
  • A therapeutic procedure that involves the creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle for drainage purposes.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgical creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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