Treatment of Chiari malformation, syringomyelia and hydrocephalus by neuroendoscopic third ventriculostomy

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 231-234

  Buxton, N ^b   Jaspan, T ^c   Punt, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cervical Myelomeningocoele; Chiari Malformation; Hydrocephalus; Syringomyelia; Third Ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGOMYELOCELE; REOPERATION; SYRINGOMYELIA; THIRD VENTRICLE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 0036952792     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36195     Document Type: Article

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