Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in obstructive hydrocephalus: Surgical technique and pitfalls

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 113, 2012, Pages 135-139

  Bouramas, D ^a,b   Paidakakos, Nikolaos ^a,b   Sotiriou, F ^a   Kouzounias, K ^a   Sklavounou, M ^b   Gekas, N ^a  

^a ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Athens Bioclinic ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Aqueductal stenosis; Cine MRI; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV); Obstructive hydrocephalus; Pitfalls

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN TUMOR; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SHUNTING; TREATMENT FAILURE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 84555178062     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: 00016268     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0923-6_27     Document Type: Article

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