Management of hydrocephalus in children with posterior fossa tumors: Role of tumor surgery

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 92-96

  Due Tønnessen, Bernt Johan ^a   Helseth, Eirik ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Brain neoplasm; Cerebellum; Ependymoma; Hydrocephalus; Medulloblastoma; Posterior fossa tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER SURGERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOTOMY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNTING; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 33847355191     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098379     Document Type: Article

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