Endoscopic cystoventriculostomy for treatment of paraxial arachnoid cysts: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 792-799

  Oertel, Joachim M K ^a,c   Baldauf, Jörg ^b   Schroeder, Henry W S ^b   Gaab, Michael R ^a  

^a NORDSTADT HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Endoscopic cystoventriculostomy; Neuroendoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARACHNOID CYST; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 65649133561     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.7.JNS0841     Document Type: Article

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