Endoscopic treatment of middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts in children: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-238

  El Ghandour, Nasser M F ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Cystocisternostomy; Endoscopy; Middle cranial fossa

Indexed keywords

ARACHNOID CYST; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOCISTERNOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; MORBIDITY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARACHNOID CYSTS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 84857837250     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.12.PEDS11298     Document Type: Article

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