Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the management of obstructive hydrocephalus

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2019; 14(01): 340
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_51_17

Letter to Editor

Farideh Nejat

Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran

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