Shunt-independent surgical treatment of middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts in children

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-116

  Kang, Joon Ki ^a   Lee, Kwan Sung ^a   Lee, Il Woo ^a   Jeun, Sin Soo ^a   Son, Byung Chul ^a   Jung, Chul Ku ^a   Park, Young Sup ^a   Lee, Sang Won ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Fenestration; Middle cranial fossa; Shunt independent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHUNTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0343775833     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050024     Document Type: Article

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