Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for infantile hydrocephalus and its problems

Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 449-455

  Miyajima, Masakazu ^a   Horinaka, Naoaki ^a   Ishii, Hisato ^a   Nakanishi, Hajime ^a   Hishii, Makoto ^a   Arai, Hajime ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Infant; Third ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NON COMMUNICATING INFANTILE HYDROCEPHALUS; OBSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SHUNTING; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22344449182     PISSN: 0917950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7887/jcns.14.449     Document Type: Review

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