Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 703-706 , December 2009

Surgical technique for a cystic-type metastatic brain tumor: transformation to a solid-type tumor using hydrofiber dressing

  • Takeshi Okuda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka 589-8511, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 72 366 0221x3547; fax: +81 72 365 6975.
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  • Yoshifumi Teramoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka 589-8511, Japan
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  • Haruki Yugami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka 589-8511, Japan
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  • Kazuo Kataoka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Nara Hospital, Kinki University School of Medicine, Nara 630-0293, Japan
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  • Amami Kato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka 589-8511, Japan

Received 17 January 2009 ,Accepted 17 July 2009.

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PII: S0090-3019(09)00662-4

doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.07.045

Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 703-706 , December 2009

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