Intraoperative C-arm fluoroscopy-based 3D navigation for intraventricular endoscopic intervention

Abstract

The authors present the technique of retained ventricular catheter removal by means of fluoroscopy-guided neuronavigation. A disconnected free-floating intraventricular catheter is an unusual shunt complication, and in case of shunt infection it should be removed immediately. The operative procedure described here is the first such imaging technique and original approach to retained ventricular catheter endoscopic surgery. The real-time fluoroscopy-guided neuroendoscopy seems to make 3D intraoperative navigation possible.

Keywords::

• intraventricular
• neuroendoscopy
• neuronavigation
• ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications.

Acknowledgement

The authors thank Patrycja Herbowska for help in the English translation of this manuscript.

Declaration of interest: The authors report no declarations of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.