Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children younger than 1 year of age

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 427-429

  Gorayeb, Rodrigo Panico ^a,b   Cavalheiro, Sergio ^a   Zymberg, Samuel Tau ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Rua Capote Valente   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 2142662944     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2004.100.5.0427     Document Type: Article

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