Results of endoscopic septal fenestration in the treatment of isolated ventricular hydrocephalus

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 286-294

  Aldana, Philipp R ^a,b   Kestle, John R W ^a   Brockmeyer, Douglas L ^a   Walker, Marion L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic septal fenestration; Hydrocephalus; Neuroendoscopy; Septostomy; Septum pellucidum fenestration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTOSTOMY; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SHUNT INFECTION; SHUNTING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR PATENCY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0038206897     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070412     Document Type: Article

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