TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical Treatment of Elevated Intracranial Pressure
T2 - Decompressive Craniectomy and Intracranial Pressure Monitoring.
AU - El Ahmadieh, Tarek Y.
AU - Adel, Joseph G.
AU - El Tecle, Najib E.
AU - Daou, Marc R.
AU - Aoun, Salah G.
AU - Nanney, Allan D.
AU - Bendok, Bernard R.
PY - 2013/7/1
Y1 - 2013/7/1
N2 - Surgical techniques that address elevated intracranial pressure include (1) intraventricular catheter insertion and cerebrospinal fluid drainage, (2) removal of an intracranial space-occupying lesion, and (3) decompressive craniectomy. This review discusses the role of surgery in the management of elevated intracranial pressure, with special focus on intraventricular catheter placement and decompressive craniectomy. The techniques and potential complications of each procedure are described, and the existing evidence regarding the impact of these procedures on patient outcome is reviewed. Surgical management of mass lesions and ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke occurring in the posterior fossa is not discussed herein.
AB - Surgical techniques that address elevated intracranial pressure include (1) intraventricular catheter insertion and cerebrospinal fluid drainage, (2) removal of an intracranial space-occupying lesion, and (3) decompressive craniectomy. This review discusses the role of surgery in the management of elevated intracranial pressure, with special focus on intraventricular catheter placement and decompressive craniectomy. The techniques and potential complications of each procedure are described, and the existing evidence regarding the impact of these procedures on patient outcome is reviewed. Surgical management of mass lesions and ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke occurring in the posterior fossa is not discussed herein.
KW - Decompressive craniectomy
KW - Elevated intracranial pressure
KW - Intracranial hypertension hemicraniectomy
KW - Intracranial mass
KW - Intracranial pressure monitoring
KW - Intraventricular catheter
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nec.2013.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.nec.2013.03.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23809032
AN - SCOPUS:84879788448
SN - 1042-3680
VL - 24
SP - 375
EP - 391
JO - Neurosurgery clinics of North America
JF - Neurosurgery clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -