Filters: Department: "Neurosurgery" School Or College: "School of Medicine" Date: "2002" Collection: ir_uspace
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Dailey, Andrew T.; Brodke, Darrel S. | Comparison of computerized tomography and direct visualization in thoracic pedicle screw placement | Object. To validate computerized tomography (CT) scanning as a tool to assess the accuracy of thoracic pedicle screw placement, the authors compared its accuracy with that of direct visualization in instrumented cadaveric spine specimens. Methods. A grading scale was devised to score the placement... | Computerized tomography; Direct visualization; Thoracic pedicle screw; Pedicle; Thoracic spine | 2002 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Cost-effectiveness analysis of endoscopic third ventriculostomy | OBJECTIVE: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is currently the principal alternative to cerebrospinal fluid shunt placement in the management of pediatric hydrocephalus. Cost-effectiveness analysis can help determine the optimal strategy for integrating these different approaches. METHODS: All... | Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; ETV | 2002 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Death after late failure of third ventriculostomy in children | Late failure following successful third ventriculostomy for obstructive hydrocephalus is rare, and death caused by failure of a previously successful third ventriculostomy has been reported only once. The authors present three patients who died as a result of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) a... | Ventriculostomy; Obstructive hydrocephalus; Late failure; Death | 2002 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Hearing restoration after resection of an intracanalicular vestibular schwannoma: a role for emergency surgery? | Patients with vestibular schwannomas (VSs) most commonly present with sensorineural hearing loss, which is often insidious or gradual. Up to 26% of patients may present with sudden hearing loss, however, which poses an important surgical challenge. Sudden hearing loss has been attributed to spasm or... | Vestibular schwannoma; Hearing preservation | 2002 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Man for all seasons: W.W. Keen | WILLIAM WILLIAMS KEEN was the catalyst for the advent of neurosurgery in the United States. He served in the Civil War and collaborated with Silas Weir Mitchell in studying injuries sustained to the nervous system. These studies culminated in the publication in 1864 of Gunshot Wounds and Other Inj... | Brain tumor | 2002 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Predictive value of serum prolactin levels measured immediately after transsphenoidal surgery | Object. Prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas may be managed by surgery, medication, radiotherapy, or observation. The authors reviewed a consecutive series of patients who were followed for at least 5 years after surgery to assess the prognostic significance of preoperative factors (tumor size and... | Prolactin; Transsphenoidal surgery; Pituitary adenoma; Prolactinoma; Transsphenoidal approach | 2002 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Reduction of transfusion rates in the surgical correction of sagittal synostosis | Object. As public concern about the risks of blood transfusions increased in the mid-1990s, avoidance of transfusions became a goal of surgery for sagittal synostosis. This study was performed to confirm a hypothesized reduction in transfusion rates in recent years and to identify factors associated... | Sagittal synostosis; Sagittal craniosynostosis; Craniectomy; Allogenic blood transfusion; Reduction | 2002 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Tunneled lumbar drain | The authors report a simple and rapid procedure for tunneling a lumbar drain subcutaneously to facilitate chronic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage. A standard lumbar puncture (LP) is performed with a large-bore Tuohy needle (14- to 16-gauge), the drainage catheter is advanced into the subarachnoid... | Lumbar drain; Fistula | 2002 |
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