Neuroendoscopic management of hydrocephalus secondary to midline and pineal lesions

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 97-106

  Cipri, S ^a,d   Gangemi, A ^b   Cafarelli, F ^b   Messina, G ^a   Iacopino, P ^a   Al Sayyad, S ^c   Capua, A ^c   Comi, M ^a   Musitano, A ^a  

^a Hematology Unit   (Italy)

^b Bianchi Melacrino Morelli Hospitals   (Italy)

^c Operative Unit of Radiation Oncology   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Hydrocephalus; Pineal tumors; Third ventriculostomy; Tumor dissemination

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; THIOTEPA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NAUSEA; NEUROENDOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; TUMOR BIOPSY; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PINEALOMA; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 30744459593     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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