Arachnoid cysts of the posterior fossa

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 376-382

  Samii, Madjid ^a,b   Carvalho, Gustavo A ^a   Schuhmann, Martin U ^b   Matthies, Cordula ^a  

^a NORDSTADT HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Cerebellopontine angle cysts; Posterior fossa cysts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PONS ANGLE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CHILD; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033118959     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(98)00095-0     Document Type: Article

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