Outcomes in patients undergoing single-trajectory endoscopic third ventriculostomy and endoscopic biopsy for midline tumors presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages 219-226

  O'Brien, Donncha F ^a,b   Hayhurst, Caroline ^a   Pizer, Barry ^a   Mallucci, Conor L ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Endoscopic biopsy; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Midline tumor; Outcome; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 33750101718     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.105.3.219     Document Type: Article

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