Endoscopic transtentorial ventriculocystostomy and cystoventriculoperitoneal shunt in a neonate with Dandy-Walker malformation and associated aqueductal obstruction

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 272-277

  Weinzierl, Martin R ^a   Coenen, Volker A ^a   Korinth, Marcus C ^a   Gilsbach, Joachim M ^a   Rohde, Veit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dandy Walker malformation; Hydrocephalus; Ventriculocystostomy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPIC TRANSTENTORIAL VENTRICULOCYSTOSTOMY; HUMAN; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENCHYMA; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; DURA MATER; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUROENDOSCOPY; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 26244456276     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087488     Document Type: Article

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