A simple and safe technique for endoscopic third ventriculocisternostomy

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 219-223

  Wellons III, John C ^a   Bagley, Carlos A ^a   George, Timothy M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Ventriculocisternostomy; Ventriculoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 0032801619     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028800     Document Type: Article

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