Temporary ventricular drainage and emergency radiotherapy in the management of hydrocephalus associated with germinoma

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1020-1022

  Buatti, John M ^a   Friedman, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Germinoma; Hydrocephalus; Radiotherapy; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0036265950     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.96.6.1020     Document Type: Article

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