Liliequist's membrane in minimally invasive endoscopic neurosurgery

✍ Scribed by N. Buxton; M. Vloeberghs; J. Punt

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 174 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0897-3806
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1998)11:3<187::aid-ca6>3.0.co;2-q

✦ Synopsis

Liliequist's membrane, an arachnoid condensation extending from the upper border of the dorsum sellae to the anterior edge of the mammillary bodies and formerly a relatively insignificant structure, has been found to be extremely important in the neuroendoscopic management of hydrocephalus. Failure to open this membrane can lead to the failure of third ventriculostomies.