How I do it: supra-tentorial unilateral decompressive craniectomy.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 161(5): 895-898, 2019 05.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Decompressive craniectomy is a surgical way to treat intracranial hypertension, by removing a large flap of skull bone.METHOD:
We report the case of a 48 years old right-handed man presenting an acute ischaemic stroke of all the right sylvian artery area, with rapid clinic deterioration then coma. Severe intracranial hypertension was confirmed by transcranial Doppler. In emergency, we decided to perform a right-side decompressive craniectomy.CONCLUSION:
Six months later, he is in rehabilitation with "only" a left hemiplegia and a very good relational life. His modified Rankin score is 3. Decompressive craniectomy saved this patient's life, that is why we think this surgical technique must be explained and mastered.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Craniectomía Descompresiva
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia