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Palliative stereotactic-endoscopic third ventriculostomy for the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus from cerebral metastasis

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is increasingly used in the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus. The literature supporting its use in the setting of metastatic disease, however, remains limited. METHODS: Between 2005 and 2010, 16 patients underwent ETV for treatment of obstruct...

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Autores principales: Chen, Clark C., Kasper, Ekkehard, Warnke, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3130359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21748029
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.82083