Regional exposure of cerebral convexity lesions.
Neurochirurgia (Stuttg)
; 36(3): 81-6, 1993 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8321383
ABSTRACT
The utility and reliability of a simple technique for the localization of cerebral convexity lesions are retrospectively analyzed in 83 intracranial procedures. The technique is based on data obtained from preoperative computed tomography (CT) scans, and on a few anthropological landmarks which usually can be identified on both the patient's head and skull radiograms. This method allowed precise placement of small craniotomy flaps (3 to 7 cm in diameter) in 94% of the patients studied. In the remaining, localization errors were corrected either by enlarging the craniotomy opening (3 cases), or by rescanning during the operative procedure (2 cases). Due to its technical simplicity and reliability in the vast majority of cases, the bony landmark method constitutes a recommendable alternative for the localization of convexity lesions, being particularly useful when highly sophisticated equipment is not available.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain Diseases
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Brain Neoplasms
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Cerebral Cortex
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Craniotomy
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Microsurgery
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Neurochirurgia (Stuttg)
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany