Colored Silicone Injection for Use in Neurosurgical Dissections: Anatomic Technical Note
作者:
Abhay,
Sanan Khaled,
Aziz Rashid,
Janjua Harry,
van Loveren Jeffrey,
期刊:
Neurosurgery
(OVID Available online 1999)
卷期:
Volume 45,
issue 5
页码: 1267-1267
ISSN:0148-396X
年代: 1999
出版商: OVID
关键词: Anatomic methods;Brain;Cadaveric dissection;Silicone injection
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
OBJECTIVEThe dissection of cadaveric specimens is very important for a more sophisticated understanding of neurosurgical anatomic features and approaches. Teaching known approaches to residents or learning new approaches is best performed in a cadaveric laboratory. The utility of neurosurgical cadaveric dissections can be improved by injecting the intracranial vascular tree with colored silicone. The vascular anatomic features, which are integral to neurosurgical procedures, are much more clearly defined in injected specimens.METHODSSelf-curing colored silicone rubber is used to inject the arteries and veins (red and blue, respectively) of the head. This process is described in a step-by-step format. Six steps are required and can be summarized as follows: 1) exposure of the great vessels, 2) cannulation of the great vessels, 3) irrigation of the head, 4) preparation of the colored silicone, 5) injection of the colored silicone, and 6) evaluation of the final specimen.CONCLUSIONInjection of colored silicone into the vascular tree can enhance the educational value of cadaveric head dissections. This report describes the technique of vascular injection that is used in the Goodyear Microsurgical Laboratory, the University of Cincinnati, and the Mayfield Clinic.
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