SYRINGOSTOMY USING MYRINGOSTOMY TUBE - TECHNICAL NOTE

OBJECTIVE: We describe the concept of a new syringostomy technique. ME THODS: The technique includes the insertion of a myringostomy tube thr ough a small myelotomy at the level of maximum enlargement of the syri nx. The inner diameter of the myringostomy tube is 1.14 mm. RESULTS: T his technique reduces the potential risks that are associated with oth er techniques that use bulky silastic catheters that are left inside t he spinal cord. CONCLUSION: We think that this technique is the least invasive of all similar techniques and that, in terms of drainage, the myringostomy tube is as efficient as commonly used silastic catheters .