A complex therapy for treatment of frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocele in a developing third world country: Neurosurgical aspects

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages 326-331

  Pinzer, Thomas ^a   Lauer, Günter ^b   Gollogly, Jim ^b   Schackert, Gabriele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocele; Pediatric neurosurgery; Surgical technique; Third world

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; ETHMOID BONE; FEMALE; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TROPIC CLIMATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENCEPHALOCELE; FOLLOW UP; INFANT; MENINGOCELE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REOPERATION; SKULL BASE; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALOCELE; ETHMOID BONE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCELE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREPHINING;

EID: 33747604122     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.104.5.326     Document Type: Article

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