Endoscopy-assisted microsurgical total resection of craniopharyngioma in childhood

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 369-372

  Kadri, Hassan ^a,b,c   Mawla, A A ^a  

^a Moassat University Hospital   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b Medical and Scientific Research Center   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c NONE   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Neuroendoscopy; Total resection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ENDOSCOPES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33947157315     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-961820     Document Type: Article

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