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Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2007; 50(5): 270-272
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-990293
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Occlusive Hydrocephalus Associated with Cerebellar Infarction Treated with Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: Report of 5 Cases

K. Yoshimura 1 , S. Kubo 2 , M. Nagashima 2 , H. Hasegawa 2 , S. Thminaga 2 , T. Yoshimine 3
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Japan
  • 2Endoscopic Neurosurgery Center, Tominaga Hospital, Osaka, Japan
  • 3Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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05 December 2007 (online)

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Key words

occlusive hydrocephalus - cerebellar infarction - endoscopic third ventriculostomy

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K. YoshimuraMD 

Department of Neurosurgery

Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine

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