Predictive value of preoperative ventricular volume on the need for permanent hydrocephalus treatment immediately after resection of posterior fossa medulloblastomas in children

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 451-455

  Kombogiorgas, Dimitris ^a   Natarajan, Kal ^a   Sgouros, Spyros ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Medulloblastoma; Posterior fossa tumor; Shunt; Ventricular volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; TUMOR VOLUME;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44849102737     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/1/6/451     Document Type: Article

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