Treatment of chronic subdural haematomas A retrospective comparison of minicraniectomy versus burrhole drainage

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-275

  White, Mark ^a   Mathieson, Calan S ^a   Campbell, Emer ^a   Lindsay, Ken W ^a   Murray, Lillian ^b  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burrhole drainage; Chronic subdural haematoma; Minicraniectomy; Recollection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BURRHOLE DRAINAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINICRANIECTOMY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77952522951     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688691003675218     Document Type: Article

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