PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Huk, W J
AU  - Mahlstedt, J
TI  - Intracystic radiotherapy (90Y) of craniopharyngiomas: CT-guided stereotaxic implantation of indwelling drainage system.
DP  - 1983 May 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 803--806
VI  - 4
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/4/3/803.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/4/3/803.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1983 May 01; 4
AB  - 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.