Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Post-Tubercular Meningitic Hydrocephalus

A. A. Figaji; A. G. Fieggen; J. F. Schoeman; J. C. Peter

doi:10.1055/s-2006-932148

min - Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2006; 49(1): 60-61
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-932148

Letter to the Editor

Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Post-Tubercular Meningitic Hydrocephalus

A. A. Figaji¹ , A. G. Fieggen¹ , J. F. Schoeman² , J. C. Peter¹

¹Division of Paediatric Neuroscience (Neurosurgery), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
²Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa

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A. A. Figaji

Division of Paediatric Neuroscience (Neurosurgery) · School of Child and Adolescent Health · University of Cape Town and Red Cross Children's Hospital

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