Hydrocephalus in infants less than six months of age: Effectiveness of endoscopic third ventriculostomy

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 216-219

  Faggin, R ^a   Bernardo, A ^b   Stieg, P ^b   Perilongo, G ^a   D'Avella, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Third ventricle anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANASTOMOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 73949101384     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1202282     Document Type: Article

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