A comparison of hinge craniotomy and decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of malignant intracranial hypertension: Early clinical and radiographic analysis

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Kenning, Tyler J ^a   Gandhi, Ravi H ^a   German, John W ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral decompression; Decompressive craniectomy; Hinge craniotomy; Intracranial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL; SKULL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKULL; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREPHINING;

EID: 68949122606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.4.FOCUS0960     Document Type: Article

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