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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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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First Case of MELAS Syndrome Presenting with Local Brain Edema Requiring Decompressive Craniectomy. Turk Neurosurg. 2022; 32(1):155-159.
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In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Novel Decompressive Hemicraniectomy Technique for Traumatic Brain Injury: Technical Note". World Neurosurg. 2021 06; 150:247.
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Novel Decompressive Hemicraniectomy Technique for Traumatic Brain Injury: Technical Note. World Neurosurg. 2021 02; 146:15-19.
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Response by Rumalla and Burkhardt to Letter Regarding Article, "Recent Nationwide Impact of Mechanical Thrombectomy on Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke". Stroke. 2019 11; 50(11):e334.
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Hemicraniectomy for Supratentorial Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Retrospective, Propensity Score Matched Study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2019 Nov; 28(11):104361.
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Novel Hemicraniectomy Technique for Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: Technical Note. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 09 01; 17(3):273-276.
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Recent Nationwide Impact of Mechanical Thrombectomy on Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2019 08; 50(8):2133-2139.
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Complications following pediatric cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy: a multicenter retrospective study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 09; 22(3):225-232.
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Quantitative cerebral blood flow using xenon-enhanced CT after decompressive craniectomy in traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg. 2018 07; 129(1):241-246.
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Factors associated with shunt-dependent hydrocephalus after decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg. 2018 05; 128(5):1547-1552.