<unk>  is one of the ventriculostomy sites used in neurosurgery, typically in pediatrics for ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement.<unk>  is located 3 cm superior and 3 cm posterior to the helix of the ear. A burr hole or small twist drill hole is made in the skull at the<unk> , to introduce a catheter into the lateral ventricle of brain for the purpose of obtaining or diverting cerebrospinal fluid. The procedure is done for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
Keen's point
Dandy's point
Kocher's point
McBurney's point
Beevor's axiom
Schwalbe's line
Pauwel's angle
Pimenta's point