Resection of fourth ventricle tumors without splitting the vermis: The cerebellomedullary fissure approach

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-33

  Kellogg, Jonh X ^a   Piatt, Joseph H ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Cerebellar mutism; Cerebellomedullary fissure; Fourth ventricle; Tela choroidea; Vermis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN ARACHNOID; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CHILD; CISTERNA MAGNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MUTISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031408073     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121221     Document Type: Article

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