Endoscopic aqueductoplasty: Stent or not to stent?

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 137-142

  Fritsch, Michael J ^a   Kienke, Sven ^a   Mehdorn, H Maximilian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aqueductal stenosis; Endoscopic aqueductal stenting; Endoscopic aqueductoplasty; Endoscopic interventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Isolated fourth ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 1842530148     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-003-0860-8     Document Type: Article

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