Stereotactic neurosurgical treatment options for craniopharyngioma

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue MAY, 2012, Pages

  Trippel, Michael ^a   Nikkhah, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood craniopharyngioma; Craniopharyngioma; Cyst puncture; Internal drainage; Minimal invasive; Stereotactic biopsy; Stereotactic neurosurgery; Ventriculocystostomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874413306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00063     Document Type: Short Survey

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