Endoscopic transventricular positioning of intracystic catheter for treatment of craniopharyngioma: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-248

  Pettorini, Benedetta Ludovica ^a   Tamburrini, Gianpiero ^a   Massimi, Luca ^a   Caldarelli, Massimo ^a   Di Rocco, Concezio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Intracystic therapy; Neuroendoscopy; Ventricular system

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEURONAVIGATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEURONAVIGATION; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70049099846     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.4.PEDS0978     Document Type: Article

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