The role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in adult patients with hydrocephalus: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 861-866

  Jenkinson, Michael D ^a,b,d   Hayhurst, Caroline ^a   Al Jumaily, Mohammed ^a   Kandasamy, Jothy ^a   Clark, Simon ^a   Mallucci, Conor L ^a,c  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Clinical Science Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFECTION; COLLOID CYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; SPINA BIFIDA; TREATMENT FAILURE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 66849091928     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.10.JNS17667     Document Type: Article

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