Microsurgical Cisternostomy for Treating Critical Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury - An alternative Therapeutic Approach
Arq. bras. neurocir
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39(3): 155-160, 15/09/2020.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality around the world. Few advances regarding surgical approaches have been made in the past few years to improve its outcomes. Microsurgical cisternostomy is a well-established technique used in vascular and skull base surgery and recently emerges as a suitable procedure with lesser costs and morbidity when compared with decompressive craniectomy in patients with diffuse TBI. This study aims to describe the technique, indications, and limitations of cisternostomy and to compare it with decompressive craniectomy (DC). Methods A prospective study is being conducted after obtaining approval of the local human ethics research committee. Once the inclusion and exclusion criteria are applied, the patients are submitted to microsurgical cisternostomy, pre and postoperative neurological status and brain computed tomography (CT) evaluation. A detailed review was also performed, which discusses diffuse TBI, DC, and cisternostomy for the treatment of TBI. Results Two patients were submitted to cisternostomy after TBI and the presence of acute subdural hematoma and hugemidline shift at admission computed tomography. The surgery was authorized by the family (the informed consent form was signed). Both patients evolved with a good recovery after the procedure, and had a satisfactory control brain CT. No further surgeries were required after the initial cisternostomy. Conclusions Cisternostomy is an adequate technique for the treatment of selected patients affected by diffuse TBI, and it is a proper alternative to DC with lesser costs and morbidity, since a single neurosurgical procedure is performed. A prospective study is being conducted for a better evaluation and these were the initial cases of this new protocol.
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Main subject:
Decompressive Craniectomy
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Brain Injuries, Traumatic
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Microsurgery
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Observational study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. bras. neurocir
Journal subject:
Cirurgia
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Neurosurgery
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP)/BR
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