Cystoventricular shunting of intracranial arachnoid cysts

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 323-329

  McBride, Lori A ^a,b   Winston, Ken R ^a   Freeman, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Pediatric Neurosurgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; CSF diversion; Cystoventricular shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOVENTRICULAR SHUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642537631     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075261     Document Type: Article

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