Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 88-98 , June 2007

Hypothalamic Hamartoma Treatment: Surgical Resection With the Transcallosal Approach

  • Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld, MD, MS, FRACS, FRCS(Ed), FACS

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurosurgery and Surgery, The Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Professor Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld, MD, MS, FRACS, FRCS(Ed), FACS, Department of Surgery, Central and Eastern Clinical School, Monash University, The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran, Victoria, Australia 3181.
    • ,
  • Iman Feiz-Erfan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, The Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ.

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PII: S1071-9091(07)00026-5

doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2007.03.007

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 88-98 , June 2007

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