Successful neuroendoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus and syringomyelia associated with fourth ventricle outlet obstruction

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 326-329

  Suehiro, Takaichi ^a   Inamura, Takanori ^a,b   Natori, Yoshihiro ^a   Sasaki, Masayuki ^a   Fukui, Masashi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chiari malformation; Hydrocephalus; Neuroendoscopic surgery; Syringomyelia; Third ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGOMYELIA; VERTIGO;

EID: 0033862722     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.2.0326     Document Type: Article

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