TY - JOUR
T1 - Bi-occipital decompressive craniectomy in refractory post traumatic intracranial hypertension
T2 - First report of one case
AU - Stefini, R.
AU - Bergomi, R.
AU - Catenacci, E.
AU - Cereda, C.
AU - Latronico, N.
AU - Mortini, P.
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is considered a 'second tier' therapy to control posttraumatic intracranial hypertension refractory to maximal medical treatment. The authors present a case of refractory intracranial hypertension due to diffuse brain swelling and a large (>25 ml) non-surgically-treatable haematoma of the splenium of the corpus callosum successfully treated with bi-occipital DC and augmentative duraplasty.
AB - Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is considered a 'second tier' therapy to control posttraumatic intracranial hypertension refractory to maximal medical treatment. The authors present a case of refractory intracranial hypertension due to diffuse brain swelling and a large (>25 ml) non-surgically-treatable haematoma of the splenium of the corpus callosum successfully treated with bi-occipital DC and augmentative duraplasty.
KW - Decompressive craniectomy
KW - Head trauma
KW - Intracranial hypertension
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U2 - 10.1080/02688690701411582
DO - 10.1080/02688690701411582
M3 - Article
C2 - 17852109
AN - SCOPUS:35148874299
VL - 21
SP - 527
EP - 531
JO - British Journal of Neurosurgery
JF - British Journal of Neurosurgery
SN - 0268-8697
IS - 5
ER -