Multimodal management of craniopharyngiomas: Neuroendoscopy, microsurgery, and radiosurgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2002, Pages 607-609

  Barajas, Marco A ^a   Ramírez Guzmán, Guadalupe ^a   Rodríguez Vázquez, Carlos ^a   Toledo Buenrostro, Vinicio ^a   Velásquez Santana, Héctor ^a   Del Valle Robles, Ramiro ^a   Cuevas Solórzano, Abel ^a   Rodríguez Hernández, Gabriel ^a  

^a Hospital San Javier   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Endoscopy; Gamma knife; Radiosurgery; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN CYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOSCOPE; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036897209     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement_5.0607     Document Type: Conference Paper

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