Neurenteric cysts in children: 16 Consecutive cases and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2005, Pages 512-523

  Santos De Oliveira, Ricardo ^b   Cinalli, Giuseppe ^b   Roujeau, Thomas ^b   Sainte Rose, Christian ^b   Pierre Kahn, Alain ^b   Zerah, Michel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Enterogenous cyst; Neurenteric cyst; Pediatric neurosurgery; Spinal cyst; Spinal dysraphism; Split notochord syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CYST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEUROEPITHELIUM CYST; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 33644696065     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2005.103.6.0512     Document Type: Review

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