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2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhong Deng ◽  
Fangyu Wang ◽  
Haojie Wang ◽  
Mingpei Zhao ◽  
Guorong Chen ◽  
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Objective: Neuroendoscopic treatment is an alternative therapeutic strategy for the treatment of septate chronic subdural hematoma (sCSDH). However, the safety and efficacy of this strategy remain controversial. We compared the clinical outcomes of neuroendoscopic treatment with those of standard (large bone flap) craniotomy for sCSDH reported in our center. Furthermore, the safety and efficacy of the neuroendoscopic treatment procedure for sCSDH were evaluated.Methods: We retrospectively collected the clinical data of 43 patients (37 men and six women) with sCSDH who underwent either neuroendoscopic treatment or standard (large bone flap) craniotomy, such as sex, age, smoking, drinking, medical history, use of antiplatelet drugs, postoperative complications, sCSDH recurrence, length of hospital stay, and postoperative hospital stay. We recorded the surgical procedures and the neurological function recovery prior to surgery and 6 months following the surgical treatment.Results: The enrolled patients were categorized into neuroendoscopic treatment (n = 23) and standard (large bone flap) craniotomy (n = 20) groups. There were no differences in sex, age, smoking, drinking, medical history, antiplatelet drug use, postoperative complications, and sCSDH recurrence between the two groups (p > 0.05). However, the patients in neuroendoscopic treatment group had a shorter length of total hospital stay and postoperative hospital stay as compared with the standard craniotomy group (total hospital stay: 5.26 ± 1.89 vs. 8.15 ± 1.04 days, p < 0.001; postoperative hospital stay: 4.47 ± 1.95 vs. 7.96 ± 0.97 days, p < 0.001). The imaging and Modified Rankin Scale at the 6-month follow-up were satisfactory, and no sCSDH recurrence was reported in the two groups.Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that neuroendoscopic treatment is safe and effective for sCSDH; it is minimally invasive and could be clinically utilized.


Author(s):  
Hatan Mortada ◽  
Ikhlas Altuawijri ◽  
Taghreed Alhumsi

Abstract Background Craniosynostosis is known as premature closure of one or more of the cranial sutures. Anterior craniosynostosis involves anterior plagiocephaly and trigonocephaly. One of the issues in anterior craniosynostosis skull reshaping is maintaining an aesthetically pleasing forehead curve. Therefore, in this article, we demonstrate our novel technique to use a single-piece bone flap for cranial reshaping of the anterior mold in patients diagnosed with anterior craniosynostosis. A retrospective record review of patients who underwent single piece bone flap cranial reshaping for correction of unicoronal synostosis (UCS) and metopic synostosis (MS) at an Academic Institute in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between 2018 and 2020, was conducted. Results Six non-syndromic consecutive patients were included. Three of the patients had MS. The mean age at surgery was 11.16 months (range, 6–19 months). The average OR time was 315 min (range, 263–368 min). The average intraoperative blood loss was 225 ml (range, 100–400 ml). All patients had achieved acceptable functional and aesthetic results. Conclusion Our novel technique is an innovative and efficient reconstructive technique to simultaneously address MS and UCS and minimize intraoperative bleeding and surgery time. However, more studies with more cases are required.


Author(s):  
Mehmet Seçer ◽  
İsa Çam ◽  
Aykut Gökbel ◽  
Murat Ulutaş ◽  
Özgür Çakır ◽  
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Abstract Introduction Pterional craniotomy is a surgical approach frequently used in aneurysm and skull base surgery. Pterional craniotomy may lead to cosmetic and functional problems, such as eyebrow drop due to facial nerve frontal branch damage, temporal muscle atrophy, and temporomandibular joint pain. The aim was to compare the postoperative effects of our modified osteoplastic craniotomy with classical pterional craniotomy in terms of any change in volume of temporal muscle and in the degree of frontal muscle nerve damage. Materials and Methods Aneurysm cases were operated with either modified osteoplastic pterional craniotomy or free bone flap pterional craniotomy according to the surgeon's preference. Outcomes were compared in terms of temporal muscle volume and frontal muscle nerve function 6 months postoperatively. Results Preoperative temporal muscle volume in the modified osteoplastic pterional and free bone flap pterional craniotomy groups were not different (p > 0.05). However, significantly less atrophy was observed in the postoperative temporal muscle volume of the osteoplastic group compared with the classical craniotomy group (p < 0.001). In addition, when comparing frontal muscle nerve function there was less nerve damage in the modified osteoplastic pterional craniotomy group compared with the classical craniotomy group, although this did not reach significance (p > 0.05). Conclusion Modified osteoplastic pterional craniotomy significantly reduced atrophy of temporal muscle and caused proportionally less frontal muscle nerve damage compared with pterional craniotomy, although this latter outcome was not significant. These findings suggest that osteoplastic craniotomy may be a more advantageous intervention in cosmetic and functional terms compared with classical pterional craniotomy.


2021 ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
A.I. Shvets ◽  
O.B. Gorbatchenko ◽  
V.M. Novikov ◽  
S. Maor

The main factors of the odontogenic maxillary sinuses inflammation are perforation of the maxillary sinus bottom during teeth removal, anatomical and physiological features of the maxillary sinus structure when the root or roots are located in the cavity of the maxillary sinus, which is independent of the dental surgeon in any case, a perforation of the maxillary sinus bottom during teeth removal, as well as more complex chronic processes in periodontium, which form resorption of bone tissue within the bottom of the maxillary cavity, and clinical cases with the root penetrating the cavity of the maxillary sinus or the foreign body penetrating the genyantrum. Difficulties appear in the operation of removing the upper jaw teeth, which are located near the bottom of the maxillary cavity or in the genyantrum cavity, and in the presence of inflammation, accompanied by bone resorption. Therefore, in order to prevent complications of perforated sinusitis, there is a need to develop new non-invasive methods of prevention and treatment of perforation of the bottom of the maxillary cavity. One can state with certainty that traditional traumatic surgical interference, such as Caldwell-Luc radical antrostomy, is less frequently used in clinical practice. Nowadays many authors offer less traumatic methods for treating perforations and maxillary sinus fistula. We also offer our options of surgical interference using the domestic bone and plastic material (Kergap), GAP “Biomin”. In the case of the foreign body penetrating the maxillary sinus cavity, under the conduction anesthesia, a mucosal flap from the vestibular side is formed, and, if necessary, another one may be formed from the palatine side. We extend the bone hole to the necessary size so that it is possible to get the foreign body out through it, use a curettage spoon to remove the pathologically altered mucous membrane of the maxillary cavity till a healthy bone, then cover the bone hole with the osteoplastic material and cover it with the mu- cous flap, fix it and suture with the “Vikril 3,0” material. In case of maxillary cavity perforation during teeth removal operation, which roots break through the bottom of the maxillary sinus, which does not depend on the experience and qualifications of the dental sur- geon, the edges of the perforated hole are smoothed with a cutter or bone forceps in such a way that there are no sharp perforation eminences. Be sure to wash the sinus with a warm solution of antiseptic. We cover the bone joint between the maxillary and the oral cavity (with Kergap), GAP Biomin. After that, cover the maim with the cut bone flap and suture with the “Vikril 3.0” material. In more complex clinical cases, such as chronic long-term inflammatory processes without exacerba- tion of pathological processes in the genyantrum sinus of odontogenic origin, when a foreign body pene- trates the maxillary cavity, we decided to modify extreme maxillary sinusotomy using the Caldwall-Luc method, which became the goal of our research. Description of surgical interference: under local anesthesia, we simultaneously carry out an operation for removing the causative tooth and make a trapezoidal incision in the area of the maxillary sinus transi- tional wall. After that, we make a bone hole on the anterior wall of the maxillary sinus, do not sculpt the pathologically altered mucus, remove the foreign body through the bone hole. Antiseptic treatment is carried out during surgical interference. If there is a route between the maxillary sinus and the lower nasal passage, we do not form another one. After applying antiseptic, we put the bone flap onto the place and fixed with non-absorbing sutures, sew the removed tooth well with a pre-closed perforation aperture using osteoplastic material (Kergap), GAP Biomin. After that, we irradiate the surgical wound with a helium-neon laser, which provides a gentler healing period of the wound after surgery. Seams are removed on the 8th-12th day after surgery. The patients were examined both in the short term and in the long-term, after a year or more. No relapses of the oronasal route were found, bone wound healed in the period of 6-8 months, and contrast Rg-scans showed no regression of polyposis and granulation dilatations. In our opinion, this is the result of etiopathological treatment aimed at eliminating the cause. Thus, according to our research treatment and prevention of perforated sinusitis requires etiopathological treatment. The formation of an oronasal route during the causative tooth removal of odontogenic sinusitis re- quires the closure of this route with osteoplastic material (Kergap), GAP Biomin, while suturing the tooth. In the case of a foreign body entering the maxillary cavity, the traditional method opens the maxillary cavity in order to remove the foreign body through the anterior wall of the maxillary sinus and treats it with the solution of antiseptics without making a route with the lower nasal passage. It can be combined with the causative tooth removal and the tight suturing of the mucous flaps, which is less a traumatic surgical interference than the extreme Caldwall-Luc method of sinusotomy. Eliminating the inflammation cause of the maxillary sinus in combination with the osteoplastic closure of the oronasal route with tight suturing is a thorough treatment compared to the traditional technique. The regularities discovered as a result of clinical and X-ray quality assessment of non-invasive surgical methods for the treatment of chronic perforated sinusitis require further long-term studies and evaluation of other factors that influence the success of chronic perforated sinusitis treatment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 030006052110627
Author(s):  
Qingduo Guo ◽  
Meina Ma ◽  
Qiuying Yang ◽  
Hong Yu ◽  
Xupeng Wang ◽  
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Objective To explore the effects of sedation and analgesia with dexmedetomidine and other drugs on the stress response in patients with cerebral hemorrhage after craniotomy hematoma removal and bone flap decompression and insertion of an indwelling endotracheal catheter. Methods A total of 180 patients with cerebral hemorrhage with consciousness disturbance who underwent emergency surgery were included in this study. They were divided into six groups treated with propofol, dexmedetomidine, lidocaine, sufentanil, dezocine, and remifentanil, respectively. Intravenous medication was given after recovery of spontaneous respiration, and stress responses were compared among the group. Results Serum concentrations of norepinephrine, epinephrine, and cortisol and systolic blood pressure were significantly correlated with drug treatment. Serum norepinephrine concentrations differed significantly among the groups, except between the sufentanil and propofol groups. There were significant differences in serum epinephrine concentrations among all groups, and significant differences in serum cortisol concentrations among all groups, except the propofol, dexmedetomidine, and lidocaine groups. Conclusion Dexmedetomidine can reduce the stress response in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage undergoing emergency craniotomy and bone flap decompression, and can reduce adverse events from an indwelling endotracheal catheter 3 hours post-operation.


Author(s):  
Tommi K. Korhonen ◽  
Jussi P. Posti ◽  
Jaakko Niinimäki ◽  
Willy Serlo ◽  
Niina Salokorpi ◽  
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Author(s):  
Sashanka Kode ◽  
Ajay Hegde ◽  
Girish R. Menon

Abstract Introduction Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) is one of the most devastating forms of stroke with a mortality of 30 to 40%. We aimed to evaluate the effect of craniotomy size and volume of decompression on surgical outcome, complications, mortality, and morbidity in patients with supratentorial capsuloganglionic bleeds who underwent a decompressive craniectomy (DC) at our institute. Materials and Methods It is a retrospective study done between January 2015 and December 2019. All patients with capsuloganglionic bleeds who had DC and hematoma evacuation were included in the study. Results A total of 55 patients underwent DC for SICH at our hospital during the study period. Mean anteroposterior (AP) diameter of the bone flap was 12.42 cm. The volume of decompression did not influence mortality and morbidity in our study but a larger AP diameter was associated with a higher incidence of hydrocephalus. A smaller craniectomy with an AP diameter of < 12 cm caused a lesser reduction in midline shift (MLS). Persistent postoperative MLS had a significant impact on mortality and its reduction was dependent on the size of craniectomy (p =–0.037) Conclusion DC with a recommended AP diameter of 12 to 13 cm achieves optimal results in terms of reduction in MLS. Larger DC volume carries a higher risk of hydrocephalus and requires close follow-up.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e3934
Author(s):  
Morgan E. Baudoin ◽  
Patrick A. Palines ◽  
Mark W. Stalder
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