Stereotactic cyst wall disruption and aspiration of colloid cysts of the third ventricle

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 145-152

  Kumar, Krishna ^a,b   Kelly, Michael ^a   Toth, Cory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b REGINA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colloid cyst; Computerized tomography; Stereotactic surgery; Third ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLOID CYST; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SAFETY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; COLLOIDS; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032467264     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029657     Document Type: Article

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