Decompressive Craniectomy
"Decompressive Craniectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Excision of part of the skull. This procedure is used to treat elevated intracranial pressure that is unresponsive to conventional treatment.
Descriptor ID |
D056424
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MeSH Number(s) |
E04.188.200 E04.525.190.200
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2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decompressive Craniectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Heck C. Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in the Stroke Patient. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2023 Mar; 35(1):67-81.
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Dowlati E, Pasko KBD, Molina EA, Felbaum DR, Mason RB, Mai JC, Nair MN, Aulisi EF, Armonda RA. Decompressive hemicraniectomy and cranioplasty using subcutaneously preserved autologous bone flaps versus synthetic implants: perioperative outcomes and cost analysis. J Neurosurg. 2022 12 01; 137(6):1831-1838.
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Das S, Mitchell P, Ross N, Whitfield PC. Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in the Treatment of Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar; 123:8-16.
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Tantawi D, Armonda R, Valerio I, Kumar AR. Management of decompressive craniectomy defects: modern military treatment strategies. J Craniofac Surg. 2012 Nov; 23(7 Suppl 1):2042-5.
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Kumar AR, Tantawi D, Armonda R, Valerio I. Advanced cranial reconstruction using intracranial free flaps and cranial bone grafts: an algorithmic approach developed from the modern battlefield. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Nov; 130(5):1101-1109.
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Gadde J, Dross P, Spina M. Syndrome of the trephined (sinking skin flap syndrome) with and without paradoxical herniation: a series of case reports and review. Del Med J. 2012 Jul; 84(7):213-8.
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Rincon F. Bedside transcranial sonography: a promising tool for the neurointensivist. Crit Care Med. 2012 Jun; 40(6):1969-70.
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Yadla S, Campbell PG, Chitale R, Maltenfort MG, Jabbour P, Sharan AD. Effect of early surgery, material, and method of flap preservation on cranioplasty infections: a systematic review. Neurosurgery. 2011 Apr; 68(4):1124-9; discussion 1130.
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Kumar AR, Bradley JP, Harshbarger R, Stevens F, Bell R, Moores L, Armonda R. Warfare-related craniectomy defect reconstruction: early success using custom alloplast implants. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar; 127(3):1279-1287.
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Stephens FL, Mossop CM, Bell RS, Tigno T, Rosner MK, Kumar A, Moores LE, Armonda RA. Cranioplasty complications following wartime decompressive craniectomy. Neurosurg Focus. 2010 May; 28(5):E3.