Small-ventricle neuroendoscopy for pediatric brain tumor management: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 104-110

  Naftel, Robert P ^a   Shannon, Chevis N ^a   Reed, Gavin T ^a   Martin, Richard ^b   Blount, Jeffrey P ^a   Tubbs, R Shane ^a   Wellons III, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscope; Endoscopy; Intraventricular tumor; Neuroendoscopic surgery; Neuronavigation; Pediatric surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLE NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLLOID CYSTS; FEMALE; GANGLIOGLIOMA; GERMINOMA; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PINEALOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 79251542364     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.10.PEDS10338     Document Type: Article

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