Cerebral hydatid cysts: Technique and pitfalls of surgical management

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Izci, Yusuf ^a   Tüzün, Yusuf ^b   Seçer, Halil Ibrahim ^a   Gönül, Engin ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Hydatid cyst; Pitfall; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PARASITOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 57049187312     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC/2008/24/6/E15     Document Type: Article

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