Mechanisms of failure after endoscopic third ventriculostomy in young infants

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 43-49

  Wagner, Wolfgang ^a   Koch, Dorothee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aqueductal stenosis; Communicating hydrocephalus; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Failure; Infant; Obstructive hydrocephalus; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARACHNOID; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; ENDOSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCAR; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION;

ARACHNOID; CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CICATRIX; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 26044448301     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2005.103.1.0043     Document Type: Article

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