Endoscopic third ventriculostomy: The best option in the treatment of persistent hydrocephalus after posterior cranial fossa tumour removal?

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1405-1412

  Tamburrini, Gianpiero ^a,b   Pettorini, B L ^a   Massimi, L ^a   Caldarelli, M ^a   Rocco, C ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic impregnated ventricular catheter; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Persistent hydrocephalus; Posterior fossa tumour

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER SURGERY; CATHETERIZATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSISTENT HYDROCEPHALUS; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 56349146807     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0699-0     Document Type: Article

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