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Insertion of a thin rubber tube for treatment of aqueduct stenosis or obstructive cerebellar tumors was described as early as 1920 by Dandy (3). The material he used, as well as the tantalum spiral that was used by Leksell (6) in 1949, were not appropriate to be left in place for a longer time because of their rigidity and tissue incompatibility. In recent years, smooth siliconized ventricle catheters have become available. Making use of these, we have reestablished this operation method, encouraged by the results of Crosby et al. (2) and Thurnbull et al. (9).
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Schäfer, M., Lapras, C., Ruf, H. (1978). Catheterization of the Aqueduct in Certain Lesions of the Posterior Fossa. In: Frowein, R.A., Wilcke, O., Karimi-Nejad, A., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Head Injuries. Tumors of the Cerebellar Region. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67028-2_43
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