Surgical aspects of arachnoid cysts: report of 3 cases and brief review

  • Eka J. Wahjoepramono
Keywords: arachnoid cysts, surgical intervention, non-surgical treatment

Abstract

This paper reports two cases with surgical
intervention and another case with non-surgical
treatment.

Author Biography

Eka J. Wahjoepramono
Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School, Pelita Harapan
University, Siloam Lippo Cikarang Hospital, Tanggerang, Indonesia.

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Published
2016-09-26
How to Cite
1.
Wahjoepramono E. Surgical aspects of arachnoid cysts: report of 3 cases and brief review. PI [Internet]. 26Sep.2016 [cited 29Mar.2024];48(3):186-2. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/555
Section
Case Report
Received 2016-09-10
Accepted 2016-09-10
Published 2016-09-26