Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. On 15th October 1744, the French surgeon Claude-Nicolas [[Le Cat]] (1700-1768) introduced a specially invented [[canula]] into the [[lateral ventricle]] of a newborn boy with [[hydrocephalus]]. The canula was used as a [[tap]] and was left in place for 5 days, until the death of the child. This procedure should be seen as the first documented description of a device for repeated ventricular taps in the treatment of hydrocephalus ((Kompanje EJ, Delwel EJ. The first description of a device for repeated external ventricular drainage in the treatment of congenital hydrocephalus, invented in 1744 by Claude-Nicolas Le Cat. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2003 Jul;39(1):10-3. PubMed PMID: 12784070. )). canula.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 03:00by 127.0.0.1