Double dural patch in decompressive craniectomy to preserve the temporal muscle: technical note

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 437-439

  Missori, Paolo ^a,b   Polli, Filippo Maria ^a,b   Peschillo, Simone ^a,b   D'Avella, Elena ^a,b   Paolini, Sergio ^a,b   Miscusi, Massimo ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cranioplasty; Decompressive craniectomy; Dural patch; Intracranial hypertension; Temporal muscle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPLASTY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DOUBLE DURAL PATCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; NEUROSURGERY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, INTRACRANIAL; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TEMPORAL MUSCLE;

EID: 51349132686     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.03.029     Document Type: Article

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