Spinal intramedullary ependymal cyst: A case report and review of the literature

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-446

  Saito, K ^a   Morita, A ^a   Shibahara, J ^a   Kirino, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyst subarachnoid shunt; Endoscope; Ependymal cyst; Intramedullary; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PARESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHUNTING; SPINAL CORD CYST; SPINAL INTRAMEDULLARY EPENDYMAL CYST;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; EPENDYMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17644426994     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0477-z     Document Type: Review

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