Should we operate all extradural spinal arachnoid cysts? Report of a case;Tüm ekstradural spinal araknoid kistler opere edilmeli mi? Vaka sunumu

Turkish Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-55

  Ergun, Ertan ^a   Börcek, Alp Özgün ^a   Cemil, Berker ^a   Doǧulu, Fikret ^a   Baykaner, M Kemali ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Spinal arachnoid cyst; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARACHNOID CYST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 47049103338     PISSN: 10195149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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