Endoscopic treatment of arachnoid cysts: A detailed account of surgical techniques and results

Neurosurgery

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 824-836

  Oertel, Joachim M K ^a   Wagner, Wolfgang ^a   Mondorf, Yvonne ^b   Baldauf, Joerg ^c   Schroeder, Henry W S ^c   Gaab, Michael R ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Cystocisternostomy; Cystoventriculostomy; Endoscopy; Ventriculocystocisternostomy; Ventriculocystostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARACHNOID CYST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VENTRICULOCYSTOCISTERNOSTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956182019     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000377852.75544.E4     Document Type: Article

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