PMID: 6410858May 1, 1983Paper

Intracystic radiotherapy (90Y) of craniopharyngiomas: CT-guided stereotaxic implantation of indwelling drainage system.

AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology
W J Huk, J Mahlstedt

Abstract

An indwelling drainage system for percutaneous drainage and radiotherapy of cystic craniopharyngiomas is described. The catheter is implanted into the cyst stereotaxically with a computed tomography-guided targeting device and connected to a Rickham reservoir. In addition to the repeated percutaneous evacuation of the cysts, this closed system enables intracavitary radiotherapy (yttrium-90) without the risk of leakage of the radioactive material into the cerebrospinal fluid spaces. The technique and relevant literature are discussed, and three typical cases are described.

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