Endoscopic endonasal management of encephaloceles in children: An eight-year experience

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1132-1136

  Castelnuovo, Paolo ^a   Bignami, Maurizio ^a   Pistochini, Andrea ^a   Battaglia, Paolo ^a   Locatelli, Davide ^b   Dallan, Iacopo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Encephalocele; Endoscopic management; Paediatric; Skull base plasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ETHMOID BONE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; MENINGITIS; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; SPHENOID SINUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TURBINATE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE;

EID: 67649132580     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.04.023     Document Type: Article

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