Neuroendoscopy in the management of pineal tumors

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 949-959

  Wong, Tai Tong ^a,b   Chen, Hsin Hung ^a   Liang, Muh Lii ^a   Yen, Yu Shu ^a   Chang, Feng Chi ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal approach; Endoscopic transventricular biopsy; Endoscopic assisted open surgery; Neuroendoscopy; Pineal tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC ASSISTED OPEN RESECTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC TRANSNASAL TRANSSPHENOID BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPIC TRANSVENTRICULAR BIOPSY; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BLEEDING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PINEALOMA; THIRD VENTRICLE; VENTRICULOSTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959710294     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1325-5     Document Type: Article

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