Endoscopic surgery for monoventricular hydrocephalus

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 246-251

  Gangemi, M ^a   Maiuri, F ^a   Donati, P A ^a   Signorelli, F ^a   Basile, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus; Cyst; Hydrocephalus; Monoventricular hydrocephalus; Neuroendoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOROID PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032847198     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(99)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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