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Stereotactic localization and removal of a bullet in the third ventricle causing obstructive hydrocephalus after a
M E Linskey1, D Kondziolka, D W Marion
1Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
The Journal of Trauma
|June 1, 1994
Abstract:
A bullet, lodged in the pineal-posterior region of the third ventricle and causing obstructive hydrocephalus, was removed without damage to critical adjacent vascular structures using stereotactic localization followed by laser-guided stereotactic craniotomy. Stereotactic techniques provided precise target localization and allowed dissection to be restricted to the previously injured missile track, thus avoiding any additional morbidity from the surgical procedure.