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Preoperative endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children with posterior fossa tumors: an institution experience

Waleed A. Azab, Tarek M Alsheikh, Ahmed Yahia

Turkish Neurosurgery · 2012 · 19 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

Preoperative ETV is a highly effective long-term CSF diversion procedure for treatment of hydrocephalus associated with posterior fossa tumors in children. In experienced hands, ETV has a very low complication rate.

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