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The endoscopic stylet: technical notes.

M L Levy·S D Lavine·E Mendel·J G McComb
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The use of a small-diameter, rigid ventriculoscope as a stylet to place a catheter optimally within cerebrospinal fluid-containing spaces, is described.

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M L Levy, S D Lavine, E Mendel, J G McComb. 1994. The endoscopic stylet: technical notes.. https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-199408000-00027

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