Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in patients younger than 2 years: Outcome analysis of 41 hydrocephalus cases: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 392-401

  Sufianov, Albert A ^a   Sufianova, Galina Z ^a   Iakimov, Iurii A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Child; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Infant pediatric neurosurgery; Neuroendoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 77950565677     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.11.PEDS09197     Document Type: Article

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