How effective is endoscopic third ventriculostomy in treating adult hydrocephalus caused by primary aqueductal stenosis?

Neurosurgery

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 104-111

  Tisell, Magnus ^a,b   Almström, Odd ^a   Stephensen, Hannes ^a   Tullberg, Mats ^a   Wikkelsö, Carsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aqueductal stenosis; Endoscopic third Ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Shunt; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033986198     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neurosurgery/46.1.104     Document Type: Article

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