Surgical treatment of symptomatic Rathke cleft cysts: Clinical features and results with special attention to recurrence

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-40

  Kim, Jeong Eun ^b   Kim, Jeong Hoon ^b   Kim, Oh Lyong ^b   Paek, Sun Ha ^b   Kim, Dong Gyu ^b   Chi, Je G ^b   Jung, Hee Won ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disease recurrence; Rathke cleft cyst

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATHKE CLEFT CYST; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0346993068     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.1.0033     Document Type: Article

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