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Reservoir, Ommaya: A device implanted under the scalp that is used to deliver anticancer drugs to the cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The device is named for the U.S. neurosurgeon Ayub Ommaya.
What is an Ommaya Reservoir? An Ommaya reservoir is a channel through which fluids can be put into, or removed from, areas in the brain or spinal cord.
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The Ommaya reservoir is a plastic, dome-shaped device, with a catheter (thin tubing) attached to the underside used to deliver chemotherapy (anticancer drugs) to the ...
An Ommaya Reservoir is a small plastic device used to carry medicine to fluids in the brain and spinal cord. It also allows samples of cerebrospinal fluid (fluid around ...
Is anyone familiar with this? My Dad has lung cancer and has been receiving chemo/radiation which has shrunk his tumors. However, we just learned that his cancer has ...