Ventriculocystostomy and endoscopic third ventriculostomy/shunt placement in the management of hydrocephalus secondary to giant retrocerebellar cysts in infancy: Report of 3 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-407

  King, James A J ^a   Auguste, Kurtis I ^b   Halliday, William ^c   Drake, James M ^c   Kulkarni, Abhaya V ^c  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blake pouch cyst; Hydrocephalus; Pediatric neurosurgery; Retrocerebellar cyst; Ventriculocystostomy

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FOLLOW UP; GIANT RETROCEREBELLAR CYST; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; IRRITABILITY; LETHARGY; LIQUORRHEA; MACROCEPHALY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTRICULOCYSTOSTOMY; VOMITING;

ARACHNOID CYSTS; BIOPSY; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THIRD VENTRICLE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 77950571104     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.PEDS09208     Document Type: Article

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