Ultrasonic aspiration in neuroendoscopy: First results with a new tool - Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 908-911

  Oertel, Joachim ^a   Krauss, Joachim Kurt ^b   Gaab, Michael Robert ^a  

^a NORDSTADT HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intraventricular lesion; Neuroendoscopy; Pig; Pituitary adenoma; Ultrasonic aspirator

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRAIN; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EPENDYMA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; ADENOMA; ANIMAL; EVALUATION; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROENDOSCOPE; NEUROSURGERY; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ADENOMA; ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROENDOSCOPES; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SUCTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 58149152724     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/11/0908     Document Type: Article

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