Huge arachnoid cyst in the posterior fossa: Controversial discussion for selection of the surgical approach

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-261

  Tsuboi, Yoshifumi ^a   Hamada, Hideo ^a   Hayashi, Nakamasa ^a   Kurimoto, Masanori ^a   Hirashima, Yutaka ^a   Endo, Shunro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Hydrocephalus; Posterior fossa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MICROSCOPY; NEUROENDOSCOPE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARACHNOID CYSTS; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 14944357731     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-004-1006-3     Document Type: Article

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