Endoscopic surgery for large posterior fossa arachnoid cysts

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-24

  Gangemi, M ^a,b   Maiuri, F ^a   Colella, G ^a   Sardo, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Endoscopy; Posterior fossa cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FENESTRATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROSURGERY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CHILD; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035026645     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-13588     Document Type: Article

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