Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in infants

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 50-53

  Fritsch, Michael J ^a   Kienke, Sven ^a   Ankermann, Tobias ^a   Padoin, Maurizio ^a   Mehdorn, H Maximilian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus in infants; Pediatric neurosurgery; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; ENDOSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN;

AGE FACTORS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 26044437116     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2005.103.1.0050     Document Type: Review

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