Bifrontal decompressive craniotomy for massive cerebral edema
1971 ◽
Vol 34
(4)
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pp. 488-493
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Keyword(s):
✓ A large bifrontal craniotomy was used in selected patients judged to carry an unusually high mortality risk due to brain swelling secondary to brain trauma. The procedure enabled exploration of both hemisphere convexities, evacuation of accumulated blood and necrotic brain, and decompression of swollen brain. This report reviews 73 cases operated on at the Massachusetts General Hospital since March, 1962; 18% of these patients survived. The largest experience was with post-traumatic cerebral edema, although intractable edema secondary to mass lesions, hemorrhage, toxic encephalopathy, and pseudotumor cerebri was also treated.
2008 ◽
Vol 66
(2b)
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pp. 369-373
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1994 ◽
Vol 80
(4)
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pp. 756-758
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1972 ◽
Vol 36
(6)
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pp. 728-744
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2002 ◽
Vol 57
(2)
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pp. 126-129
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2003 ◽
Vol 98
(5)
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pp. 1045-1055
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1987 ◽
Vol 66
(4)
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pp. 548-554
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1978 ◽
Vol 48
(3)
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pp. 329-331
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2021 ◽
Vol ahead-of-print
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