Ommaya reservoir

Ommaya reservoir,

a device placed under the scalp and used to deliver anticancer drugs to the cerebrospinal fluid.

reservoir [rez´er-vwahr]

1. a storage place or cavity.

2. an alternate or passive host or carrier that harbors pathogenic organisms without injury to itself and serves as a source from which other individuals can be infected.

cardiotomy reservoir in cardiopulmonary bypass, a collection chamber for blood suctioned from the heart chambers and pericardium.

continent ileal reservoir an intra-abdominal pouch having a volume of at least 500 ml and a valve created from a portion of the ileum, pulled through the stoma, and lying flat against the abdominal wall; it maintains continence of feces and is emptied by a catheter when full. See also continent ileostomy and kock pouch.

ileoanal reservoir see ileoanal reservoir.

Ommaya reservoir a device implanted in the brain for instillation of medication or removal of fluid through a catheter in a lateral ventricle. When used for the direct administration of chemotherapy, it enhances the concentration of medication in brain tissue.

Ommaya reservoir

Oncology A reservoired device implanted under the scalp with a catheter to a ventricle, used to deliver chemotherapy to the CSF

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At this point, with a high clinical suspicion for primary CNS NHL, an Ommaya reservoir was placed and the patient was given intrathecal and systemic methotrexate.

Classical Nodular Sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with central ... by Swerdlow, Steven H. / Southern Medical Journal

Four days later, a second 12-mg dose was administered intraoperatively upon placement of an Ommaya reservoir.