Endoscopic-guided proximal catheter placement in treatment of posterior fossa cysts

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 180-185

  Sandberg, David I ^a   Souweidane, Mark M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysts; Endoscope; Posterior fossa; Shunt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARACHNOID CYSTS; BRAIN DISEASES; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CYSTS; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0032777590     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028791     Document Type: Article

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