Gamma knife radiosurgery for hemorrhagic brainstem cavernomas
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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Hemorrhagic Brainstem Cavernomas.
AIM Effectiveness and safety of gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for hemorrhagic brainstem cavernous malformations (BSCM) is still an unresolved problem. The purpose of this study was to assess treatment results of GKRS for hemorrhagic BSCMs. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective review was performed of patients with hemorrhagic BSCMs who were treated at the Acıbadem Kozyatağı Hospital GKRS uni...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Neurosurgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1019-5149
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.21690-17.1