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Definitions for "Ommaya reservoir"
Keywords:  scalp, implanted, cerebrospinal, csf, reservoir
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a device with a fluid reservoir implanted under the scalp with a catheter to a ventricle. It allows for medication to be given directly to the CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) and into the brain.
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a surgically implanted catheter that is used to inject medication or to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid from the fluid chambers in the head
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Device implanted in the ventricle of the brain through which chemotherapy is administered.
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