Purely neuroendoscopic transventricular management of cystic craniopharyngiomas

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 20, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 858-862

  Delitala, Alberto ^a   Brunori, Andrea ^a   Chiappetta, Francesco ^a  

^a UO di Neurochirurgia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Cyst; Endoscopy; Minimally invasive neurosurgery; Neuroendoscopy; Neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DILUTION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 7744245828     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-004-0943-1     Document Type: Article

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