Retrospective study on 34 cases who had underwent surgical treatment for craniopharyngioma
- Author:
Chung Kim Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hepatic multiabscesses
- MeSH:
Craniopharyngioma;
surgery
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):45-47
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Between January 2000 and July 2001, 34 patients underwent surgery for craniopharyngiomas at the Neurosurgical Department of Chî RÉy Hospital. The mean age of these patients (15 males, 19 females) was 20 years (from 3 to 45 years). Among 34 open surgical procedures, craniopharyngiomas were removed completely in 2 cases (2.9%), subtotally in 6 (17.6%), partially in 17 (50%) and biopsy was performed in 9 cases (26.5%).
