Surgical treatment of pineal region tumours through the occipital transtentorial approach: Evaluation of the effectiveness of intra-operative micro-endoscopy combined with neuronavigation

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 801-809

  Shirane, Reizo ^a,b   Shamoto, H ^a   Umezawa, K ^a   Su, C C ^a   Kumabe, T ^a   Jokura, H ^a   Yoshimoto, T ^a   Brotchi, J ^c   Laws, E R ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Endoscope; Navigation; Pineal region tumour; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; INCISION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; PINEALOMA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 0032839540     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050380     Document Type: Article

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