Endoscopic approach for the treatment of relapses in cystic craniopharyngiomas

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 20, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 863-867

  Locatelli, D ^a   Levi, D ^a   Rampa, F ^a   Pezzotta, S ^a   Castelnuovo, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyst; Neuroendoscopy; Paediatric; Recurrent craniopharyngioma; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPHENOID SINUS; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7744222416     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-004-0944-0     Document Type: Article

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