Decompressive Craniectomy
"Decompressive Craniectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 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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Management and outcomes of craniectomy and cranioplasty in pediatric intracranial infections: a multicenter cohort study. Childs Nerv Syst. 2026 Jan 27; 42(1):47.
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Hurting More Than Helping? Decompressive Craniectomy in Patients With Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage After Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Insights From Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry. Neurosurgery. 2026 Feb 01; 98(2):345-357.
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Necrosectomy Versus Stand-Alone Suboccipital Decompressive Craniectomy for the Management of Space-Occupying Cerebellar Infarctions-A Retrospective Multicenter Study. Neurosurgery. 2024 Mar 01; 94(3):559-566.
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Venous Thromboembolism Risk and Outcomes Following Decompressive Craniectomy in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: An Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database. World Neurosurg. 2022 05; 161:e531-e545.
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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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Surgical Site Infection After Autologous Cranioplasty for Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Review of Two Level 1 Trauma Centers. J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 32(8):2728-2731.
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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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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.
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The Absence of Fever or Leukocytosis Does Not Exclude Infection Following Cranioplasty. Can J Neurol Sci. 2015 Jul; 42(4):255-9.