Surgical outcome of pediatric hydrocephalus treated by endoscopic III ventriculostomy: Prognostic factors and interpretation of postoperative neuroimaging

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 161-168

  Kim, Seung Ki ^a,b   Wang, Kyu Chang ^a,b   Cho, Byung Kyu ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; Cine MRI; Endoscopic III ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; MRI; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034036522     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050485     Document Type: Article

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