Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus during pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 108, Issue 3 II, 2006, Pages 801-804

  Riffaud, Laurent ^a   Ferre, Jean Christophe ^a   Carsin Nicol, Béatrice ^a   Morandi, Xavier ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEIZURES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 33748095929     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000214676.16825.85     Document Type: Article

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