Ventriculocisternostomy


ventriculocisternostomy ven·tric·u·lo·cis·ter·nos·to·my (věn-trĭk’yə-lō-sĭs’tər-nŏs’tə-mē)
n.
The surgical formation of an opening between the ventricles of the brain and the cerebellomedullary cistern.

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