Ventriculostomy

"Ventriculostomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Surgical creation of an opening in a cerebral ventricle.

Descriptor ID	D014696
MeSH Number(s)	E04.035.188.957 E04.525.170.860
Concept/Terms	Ventriculostomy Ventriculostomy Ventriculostomies Ventriculocisternostomy Ventriculocisternostomy Ventriculocisternostomies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ventriculostomy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Anastomosis, Surgical [E04.035]
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts [E04.035.188]
Ventriculostomy [E04.035.188.957]
Neurosurgical Procedures [E04.525]
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts [E04.525.170]
Ventriculostomy [E04.525.170.860]

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