“…Early use of waterjet dissection has been reported in liver and kidney surgery. 10,30,31,34,35,52 Subsequently, waterjet dissection was used in orthopedic procedures, 8,9,16,41,48 urological and hepatic surgery, 2,45,56 parotid surgery, 18,47 ophthalmological surgery, 6,18,19,[53][54][55] with endovascular techniques, 20 and in thoracoabdominal surgery. 15,17 The first application of waterjet dissection in neurosurgery was reported by Terzis et al 51 in 1989.…”