The clinical, radiological and surgical aspects of cerebral hydatid cysts in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 155-160

  Tuzun, Yusuf ^a   Kadioglu, Hakan Hadi ^a   Izci, Yusuf ^b   Suma, Selami ^a   Keles, Muzaffer ^a   Aydin, Ismail Hakki ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebrum; Children; Hydatid cyst; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN CYST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST RUPTURE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARENCHYMA; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPLEEN; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM HELMINTHIASIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11444254594     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081932     Document Type: Article

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