Decompressive craniectomy in the treatment of posttraumatic edema and the contribution of new diagnostic methods

The authors present a case report of a young male who suffered a brain injury complicated with malignant posttraumatic edema managed with bilateral decompressive craniectomy after conservative treatment failure. They further discuss current surgical approach to posttraumatic brain edema and contribu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Časopis lékařů českých 2007, Vol.146 (4), p.307-12; discussion 312-3
Hauptverfasser:	Hejcl, A, Bartos, R, Humhej, I, Bolcha, M, Bejsovec, D, Procházka, J, Sames, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	cze
Schlagworte:	Adult Brain Edema - physiopathology Brain Edema - surgery Brain Injuries - complications Craniotomy Decompression, Surgical Humans Intracranial Hypertension - etiology Intracranial Hypertension - surgery Intracranial Pressure Male Monitoring, Physiologic
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors present a case report of a young male who suffered a brain injury complicated with malignant posttraumatic edema managed with bilateral decompressive craniectomy after conservative treatment failure. They further discuss current surgical approach to posttraumatic brain edema and contribution of new diagnostic methods in secondary brain damage management.
ISSN:	0008-7335