Multimodality Stereotactic Approach to the Treatment of Cystic Craniopharyngiomas

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-40

  Nicolato, Antonio ^a   Foroni, R ^a   Rosta, L ^a   Gerosa, M ^a   Bricolo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bleomycin; Cystic craniopharyngioma; Gamma knife; Minimally invasive neurosurgery; Neuroendoscopy; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic treatment

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CATHETER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOPITUITARISM; INJECTION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; OMMAYA RESERVOIR SYSTEM; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BLEOMYCIN; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442559127     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-812467     Document Type: Article

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