Neuroendoscopic options in the treatment of mesencephalic expanding cysts: Report of four cases and review of the literature

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2370-2376

  Fiorindi, Alessandro ^a   Delitala, Alberto ^b   Francaviglia, Natale ^c   Longatti, Pierluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Department of Neurosurgery AO Civico di Cristina Benfratelli ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Expanding lacunae; Mesencephalic cysts; Midbrain syndrome; Neuroendoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MESENCEPHALIC EXPANDING CYST; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGICAL SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

EXPANDING LACUNAE; MESENCEPHALIC CYSTS; MIDBRAIN SYNDROME; NEUROENDOSCOPY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROENDOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886950072     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.08.025     Document Type: Article

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