Success of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children less than 2 years of age

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 284-288

  Etus, Volkan ^a   Ceylan, Savas ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Children; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Success rate; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24944458104     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-005-0407-4     Document Type: Article

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