A contralateral, transfrontal, extraventricular approach to stereotactic brainstem biopsy procedures

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 565-570

  Amundson, Eric W ^a   McGirt, Matthew J ^a   Olivi, Alessandro ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem biopsy; Contralateral, transfrontal, extraventricular approach; Pontine biopsy; Stereotactic biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM BIOPSY; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; PARENCHYMA; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; STEREOTAXIS; ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; FRONTAL LOBE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PONS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 16244390009     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.3.0565     Document Type: Article

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