Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in obstructive hydrocephalus due to giant basilar artery aneurysm: Report of 3 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-18

  Oertel, Joachi M M K ^a   Mondorf, Yvonne ^a   Gaab, Michael R ^a  

^a NORDSTADT HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Giant basilar artery aneurysm; Obstructive hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NAUSEA; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEGMENTUM; VOMITING; ANASTOMOSIS; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 60749089410     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.7.JNS0887     Document Type: Article

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