Endoscopic third ventriculocisternostomy for brainstem tumors

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2006, Pages 271-274

  Klimo Jr , Paul ^a   Goumnerova, Liliana C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem tumor; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Pediatric neurosurgery; Pontine glioma

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; STEROID; THALIDOMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PONS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 33845710317     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.2.271     Document Type: Article

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