Dandy's point

In neurosurgery, Dandy's point is a common entry point for occipital burr hole. Originally described by Walter Dandy in 1918 as a way to perform ventriculography via occipital approach.[1][2] It is located 2 centimetres (0.79 in) lateral to the midline and 3 centimetres (1.2 in) above the inion. The catheter tip is directed toward a point 2 cm above the glabella and passed to a distance of 4 to 5 cm or until CSF is encountered.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Dandy, W. E. (July 1918). "Ventriculography Following the Injection of Air into the Cerebral Ventricles". Annals of Surgery. 68 (1): 5–11. doi:10.1097/00000658-191807000-00002. ISSN 0003-4932. PMC 1426769. PMID 17863946.
  2. ^ a b Morone, Peter J; Dewan, Michael C; Zuckerman, Scott L; Tubbs, R Shane; Singer, Robert J (2020-05-01). "Craniometrics and Ventricular Access: A Review of Kocher's, Kaufman's, Paine's, Menovksy's, Tubbs', Keen's, Frazier's, Dandy's, and Sanchez's Points". Operative Neurosurgery. 18 (5): 461–469. doi:10.1093/ons/opz194. ISSN 2332-4252. PMID 31420653.
  3. ^ Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery (7 ed.). Elsevier. 2017. pp. 1723–1728.


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