Arne Torkildsen
Arne Torkildsen (14 September 1899 – 7 March 1968) was a Norwegian neurosurgeon. He described the surgical technique of ventriculocisternostomy (lateral ventricle to cisterna magna,; a predecessor of today's endoscopic third ventriculostomy), which is also called "Torkildsen's operation".[1] [2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ventriculocisternostomy". AAPC. February 8, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ Edgar F. Fincher; et al. "The Torkildsen Procedure". Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Skeletons in the cupboard: the University of Oslo and Arne Torkildsen's academic career. - biographic article in the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association.
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