Symptomatic cysts of the cavum septi pellucidi and cavum vergae: The role of endoscopic neurosurgery in the treatment of four consecutive cases

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-249

  Fratzoglou, M ^a   Grunert, P ^b   Leite dos Santos, A ^b   Hwang, P ^b   Fries, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavum septi pellucidi; Cavum vergae; Cerebral cysts; Endoscopic neurosurgery; Neuronavigation; Septum pellucidum cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CAVUM VERGAE CYST; ENDOSCOPIC PELLUCIDOTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FRAMELESS NEURONAVIGATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; RIGID ENDOSCOPY; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM CYST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CYSTS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAVIGATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141706508     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42351     Document Type: Article

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