Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for chronic hydrocephalus after tuberculous meningitis

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-35

  Jonathan, Ashish ^a   Rajshekhar, Vedantam ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THIRD VENTRICLE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 11444259821     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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