Gradual formation of an operative corridor by balloon dilation for resection of subependymal giant cell astrocytomas in children with tuberous sclerosis: Specialized minimal access technique of balloon dilation

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 317-320

  Levine, N B ^a   Collins, J ^b   Franz, D N ^b   Crone, Kerry R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon dilation; Operative corridor; Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma; Tuberous sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BALLOON DILATATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SUBEPENDYMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; BALLOON DILATATION; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 33845927451     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-950391     Document Type: Article

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