"Basal durotomy" to prevent massive intra-operative traumatic brain swelling

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 145, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 583-586

  Alves, Oscar Luis ^a,b   Bullock, R ^b   Kirkpatrick, P J ^c   Unterberg, A ^c   Lobato, R D ^c  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR DE VILA NOVA DE GAIA ESPINHO   (Portugal)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Basal durotomy; Intra operative brain swelling; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL DUROTOMY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; INCISION; INTRAOPERATIVE BRAIN SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN EDEMA; CRANIOTOMY; DURA MATER; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0041328820     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0055-9     Document Type: Article

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