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In the last 10 years surgical ultrasonic aspiration has become established as a modern neurosurgical technique (2, 6, 7, 9, 13). The successful use of the ultrasonic aspirator system has suggested that this technique might be applicable for nontraumatic, radical, and time-saving resection of intraspinal and intracranial tumors (1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14). Using the Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator (CUSA) the tumor can be removed by fragmentation, irrigation, and aspiration. The functional components are regulated at the power and control console (Fig. 1a), whereby the vibration of the emulsifying tip of the handpiece (Fib. 1b) can be activated by the surgeon with a footswitch (2, 6, 9). The aspirated tissue can be used for histological diagnosis (2, 11, 15).
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Zieger, A., Blanckenberg, P., Pozo, J., Sander, U., Smedema, R. (1988). Surgical Ultrasonic Aspiration of Brain Tumors. In: Walter, W., Brandt, M., Klinger, M., Brock, M. (eds) Modern Methods in Neurosurgery. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73294-2_10
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