Long-term outcome of surgical management of adult Chiari I malformationNasser M F El-Ghandour
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 81 Nasr Road, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Neurosurg Rev 35:537-46; discussion 546-7. 2012
..For recurrent cases, re-exploration of the initial posterior fossa decompression is recommended before any consideration is given for direct management of the syrinx...
Endoscopic cyst fenestration in the treatment of multiloculated hydrocephalus in childrenNasser M F El-Ghandour
Department of Neurosurgery, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
J Neurosurg Pediatr 1:217-22. 2008
..Definitive treatment is surgical, yet the approach remains controversial. The author has therefore reviewed his results with endoscopic cyst fenestration (ECF) in the management of this disease...
Endoscopic treatment of third ventricular colloid cysts: a review including ten personal casesNasser M F El-Ghandour
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 81 Nasr Road, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Neurosurg Rev 32:395-402. 2009
..This study aims at evaluating the endoscopic approach as a surgical line of treatment in the management of third ventricular colloid cysts and to see if it has already become superior over microsurgery...
Microvascular decompression in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia caused by vertebrobasilar ectasiaNasser M F El-Ghandour
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Neurosurgery 67:330-7. 2010
..Vertebrobasilar ectasia (VBE) is a rare cause of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). It occurs in about 2% of all patients...
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy versus ventriculoperitoneal shunt in the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus due to posterior fossa tumors in childrenNasser M F El-Ghandour
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 81 Nasr Road, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Childs Nerv Syst 27:117-26. 2011
..This study compares endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in the treatment of pediatric patients with marked obstructive hydrocephalus due to midline posterior fossa tumors...
Endoscopic treatment of suprasellar arachnoid cysts in childrenNasser M F El-Ghandour
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
J Neurosurg Pediatr 8:6-14. 2011
..This study evaluates the role of endoscopy in the treatment of SACs in children. It compares VC and VCC to determine which procedure is superior in the long term...
Endoscopic treatment of middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts in childrenNasser M F El-Ghandour
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
J Neurosurg Pediatr 9:231-8. 2012
..This study evaluates the role of endoscopy in the treatment of middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts (MCFACs) in children, focusing on some factors or technical aspects that might influence the outcome...