Arne Torkildsen (14 September 1899 – 7 March 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". References 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. Norwegian neurosurgeons 1899 births 1968 deaths 20th-century surgeons