The role of neuroendoscopy in the management of brain tumours

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 465-470

  Macarthur, Donald C ^a   Buxton, N ^a   Punt, J ^b   Vloeberghs, M ^b   Robertson, I J A ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Hydrocephalus; Neuroendoscopy; Third ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036816165     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268869021000030276     Document Type: Article

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