Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 128-132

  Gangemi, Michelangelo ^a   Donati, P ^a   Maiuri, F ^a   Longatti, P ^c   Godano, U ^b   Mascari, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Neuroendoscopy; Third ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032887081     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1053384     Document Type: Article

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