Stereotactic brainstem biopsy in a patient with coagulopathy of unclear etiology: Case report

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 54, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 268-270

  Beynon, C ^a   Hoffmann, T ^b   Wick, W ^a   Unterberg, A W ^a   Kiening, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

anaplastic astrocytoma; coagulopathy; intracranial tumor; presurgical planning; stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; TEMOZOLOMIDE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TIME; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN STEM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; STEREOTACTIC BRAINSTEM BIOPSY;

ADULT; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ASTROCYTOMA; BIOPSY; BLEEDING TIME; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN STEM; DEAMINO ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TRANEXAMIC ACID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856287987     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: 14392291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1297989     Document Type: Article

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