Stereotactic biopsy for brainstem tumors: Comparison of transcerebellar with transfrontal approach

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-83

  Dellaretti, Marcos ^a   Reyns, Nicolas ^a   Touzet, Gustavo ^a   Dubois, François ^a   Gusmão, Sebastião ^b   Pereira, Júlio Leonardo Barbosa ^c   Blond, Serge ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c Santa Casa Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Brainstem tumors; Transcerebellar approach; Transfrontal approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CEREBELLUM; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84856188256     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: 14230372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335502     Document Type: Article

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