Diagnostic and therapeutic role of CT-guided stereotactic surgery in the management of intracranial tuberculomas;İntrakranial tüberkülomaların tanı ve tedavisinde bilgisayarlı tomografi rehberliǧinde stereotaktik cerrahinin rolü

Turkish Neurosurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-302

  Ersahin, Mehmet ^a   Hakan, Tayfun ^a   Ayan, Erdogan ^a   Berkman, Zafer ^a   Ekinci, Osman ^a   Ceran, Nurgul ^a   Vardar Aker, Fugen ^a  

^a HAYDARPASA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Histopathological diagnosis; Management; Stereotactic surgery; Tuberculoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956248581     PISSN: 10195149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3071-10.1     Document Type: Article

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