Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the management of obstructive hydrocephalus: An outcome analysis

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 626-633

  Feng, Hailong ^a   Huang, Guangfu ^a   Liao, Xiaoling ^a   Fu, Kai ^a   Tan, Haibin ^a   Pu, Hong ^a   Cheng, Yong ^a   Liu, Weidong ^a   Zhao, Dongdong ^a  

^a SICHUAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Complication; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICULOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTRUCTIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642338175     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.4.0626     Document Type: Article

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