Assessment of endoscopic treatment for middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1121-1128

  Gui, Song Bai ^a   Wang, Xin Sheng ^a   Zong, Xu Yi ^a   Li, Chu Zhong ^b   Li, Bo ^a   Zhang, Ya Zhuo ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cysts; Middle cranial fossa; Neuroendoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARACHNOID CYST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ENDOSCOPIC CYSTOCISTERNOTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; NEURORADIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL FOSSA, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959607100     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-011-1399-8     Document Type: Article

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