Symptomatic pineal cyst: Case report and review of the literature

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 231-233

  Costa, F ^a   Fornari, M ^a   Valla, P ^b   Servello, D ^a  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Melegnano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glial cyst; Hydrocephalus; Intraventricular tumor; Neuroendoscopy; Symptomatic pineal cyst; Third ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYST; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEURONAVIGATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLEDEMA; PINEAL BODY DISEASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURONAVIGATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PINEAL GLAND; RARE DISEASES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 50849117489     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1073171     Document Type: Article

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