Arne Torkildsen

Arne Torkildsen (1899 - 1968) was a Norwegian neurosurgeon. He described the surgical technique of ventriculocisternostomy (lateral ventricle to cisterna magna,; a predecessor of today's endoscopic third ventriculostomy), which is also called "Torkildsen's operation".

External links

• Skeletons in the cupboard: the University of Oslo and Arne Torkildsen's academic career. - biographic article in the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association.