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