作者: Victor Chang , Paul Hartzfeld , Marianne Langlois , Asim Mahmood , Donald Seyfried
关键词: Ventricular shunt 、 Craniotomy 、 Young adult 、 Medicine 、 Retrospective review 、 Skull 、 Cranioplasty 、 Complication rate 、 Surgery
摘要: Object Hemicraniectomy is a commonly practiced neurosurgical intervention with wide range of indications and clinical data supporting its use. The extensive use this procedure directly results in more cranioplasties to repair skull defects. complication rate for cranial after craniectomy seems be higher than that the typical elective craniotomy. This finding prompted authors review their experience patients undergoing repair. Methods performed retrospective 212 who underwent over 13-year period at institution. A database tracking age, presenting diagnosis, side surgery, length time before repair, bone graft material used, presence ventricular shunt, postoperative drain, complications was created analyzed. Results overall 16.4% (35 213 patients). Patients 0–39 years age had lowest 8% (p = 0.028). For 40–5...