Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for obstructive hydrocephalus in children younger than 6 months of age: Is it a first-choice method?

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1021-1027

  Lipina, Radim ^a   Reguli, Štefan ^a   Doležilová, Viera ^a   Kunčíková, Marie ^a   Podešvová, Hana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Obstructive hydrocephalus; Results

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYGROMA; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSTRUCTIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REOPERATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 49349114368     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0616-6     Document Type: Article

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