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Couldwell, William T. | Medical and surgical management of microprolactinoma | A recent report by Colao et al. [1] indicates that a significant proportion of patients harboring prolactinomas treated with cabergoline will have persistence of remission of hyperprolactinemia following withdrawal of the drug. The prolactin and tumor control rates in the study suggest that medical ... | Microprolactinoma; Prolactinoma; Cabergolene | 2004 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Simple closure following transsphenoidal surgery | The most common nonendocrine complication after transsphenoidal surgery is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. Many neurosurgeons have advocated the routine reconstruction of the floor of the sella turcica using autologous fat, muscle, fascia, and either cartilage or bone after transsphenoidal surgery t... | | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Posterior fossa brain tumors and arterial hypertension | Hypertension caused by arterial compression of the rostral ventrolateral medulla is well described. Much less information is available on the association between neurogenic hypertension and posterior fossa brain tumors. To date, multiple reports have supported the impression that a small subpopulat... | Posterior fossa tumors; Brain stem; Arterial hypertension; Essential hypertension; EHTN | 2006 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Thoracoscopic debridement and stabilization of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis | The role of surgical debridement and internal fixation in treatment of vertebral osteomyelitis has been evolving. The standard surgical approach to thoracolumbar vertebral osteomyelitis requiring extensive thoracotomy or retroperitoneal exposure carries significant associated morbidity and postoper... | | 2007-01-01 |
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Kestle, John R. W.; Brockmeyer, Douglas Lee | Evaluation of the necessity of postoperative imaging after craniosynostosis surgery | Object. Childhood radiation exposure increases the lifetime risk of cancer from an estimated 0.07 to 0.35%. Neurological evaluation of patients after cranial vault reconstruction for synostosis repair is often complicated by pain medication, sedation, intubation, swelling, and dressings; therefore c... | Computed tomography; Cranial vault reconstruction; Pediatric neurosurgery; Radiation dose; Postoperative imaging | 2007 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Ventriculoperitoneal shunts in children: indications, equipment and techniques | The decision to implant a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a child with ventriculomegaly should not be taken lightly. Once a shunt has been implanted, it is very difficult to determine that it is no longer necessary, and therefore the initial decision is very important. Sometimes the need is obvious, s... | | 2008 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Porous polyethylene implant for cranioplasty and skull base reconstruction | Object. Cranial reconstruction after skull base surgery is important for restoration of function and cosmesis. The authors describe their experience with the Medpor porous polyethylene implant for cosmetic cranioplasty and reconstruction after skull base surgery. Methods. Medpor, a biocompatible i... | | 2004 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Thoracoscopic vertebral body replacement with an expandable cage after ventral spinal canal decompression | OBJECTIVE: Minimally invasive thoracic anterior surgery using a thoracoscopic approach has evolved to include spinal biopsy, debridement, discectomy, decompressive corpectomy, interbody fusions, and internal fixations. Minimal access techniques can potentially decrease surgical access morbidity and... | | 2007-01-01 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Titanium cage-assisted polymethylmethacrylate reconstruction for cervical spinal metastasis | Reconstruction and stabilization of the cervical spine after vertebrectomy is an important goal in the surgical management of spinal metastasis. The authors describe their reconstruction technique using a titanium cage-Silastic tube construct injected with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) augmented by... | Titanium cage; Cervical spine; Cervical spinal metastasis; Reconstruction; Vertebrectomy; PMMA reconstruction; Silastic tube | 2005 |
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Bisson, Erica F. | Cost effectiveness of subaxial fusion-lateral mass screws versus transarticular facet screws | As health care reform continues to evolve, demonstrating the cost effectiveness of spinal fusion procedures will be of critical value. Posterior subaxial cervical fusion with lateral mass screw and rod instrumentation is a wellestablished fixation technique. Subaxial transarticular facet fixation is... | | 2012-01-01 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Inflammatory pseudotumor of the cavernous sinus and skull base | Inflammatory pseudotumor is a non-neoplastic process of unknown etiology characterized by a proliferation of connective tissue with an inflammatory infiltrate. Intracranial inflammatory pseudotumors classically involve the cavernous sinus but can also occur in the supratentorial or infratentorial c... | Intracranial neoplasm; Pseudotumor; Skull base | 2006 |
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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. | Medpor implant in cranioorbitomaxillary reconstruction: institutional experience and a review of the literature | Autologous materials remain the gold standard for complex skull base and craniofacial reconstruction, but they carry additional morbidity associated with the second harvest procedure and with prolonged operation time. These autologous materials also resorb in a way that is not predictable, rendering... | Medpor; Alloplastic material; Autogenous tissue; Craniofacial reconstruction; Skull base surgery; Methylmethacrylate; Silicone | 2008 |
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Kestle, John R. W.; Brockmeyer, Douglas Lee | Complications of intracranial pressure monitoring in children with head trauma | Object. Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring has become routine in the management of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Many surgeons prefer to use external ventricular drains (EVDs) over fiberoptic monitors to measure ICP because of the added benefit of cerebrospinal fluid drainage. The ... | Head trauma; Ventriculostomy; External ventricular drain; Monitoring; Fiberoptic monitor | 2004 |
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Dailey, Andrew T.; Brodke, Darrel S. | Cervical end of an occipitocervical fusion: a biomechanical evaluation of 3 constructs | Object. Stabilization with rigid screw/rod fixation is the treatment of choice for craniocervical disorders requiring operative stabilization. The authors compare the relative immediate stiffness for occipital plate fixation in concordance with transarticular screw fixation (TASF), C-1 lateral mass... | Harms technique; Occipitocervical fusion; Transarticular screw; Translaminar screw; Craniocervical instability | 2008 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Normal dimensions of the posterior pituitary bright spot on magnetic resonance imaging: Clinical article | Object. The normal pituitary bright spot seen on unenhanced T1-weighted MRI is thought to result from the T1-shortening effect of the vasopressin stored in the posterior pituitary. Individual variations in its size may be difficult to differentiate from pathological conditions resulting in either ab... | | 2014-01-01 |
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Couldwell, William T.; Gottfried, Oren N. | Surgical management of posterior petrous meningiomas | Posterior petrous meningiomas (commonly termed posterior pyramid meningiomas and/or meningiomas of the posterior surface of the petrous pyramid) are the most common meningiomas of the posterior cranial fossa. They are located along the posterior surface of the temporal bone in the region of the cere... | | 2003-01-01 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Surgical treatment of occipitocervical instability | OBJECTIVE: Instability of the occipitocervical junction can be a challenging surgical problem because of the unique anatomic and biomechanical characteristics of this region. We review the causes of instability and the development of surgical techniques to stabilize the occipitocervical junction. ... | Occipitocervical instability | 2008 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Cervical spine metastases: techniques for anterior reconstruction and stabilization | The surgical management of cervical spine metastases continues to evolve and improve. The authors provide an overview of the various techniques for anterior reconstruction and stabilization of the subaxial cervical spine after corpectomy for spinal metastases. Vertebral body reconstruction can be ac... | | 2012-01-01 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Frameless stereotactic image-guided C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation for atlantoaxial instability: review of 20 patients | Atlantoaxial instability can result from trauma, rheumatoid arthritis, congenital malformation, or tumor invasion. The goal of treatment is stabilization of the C1-C2 complex to prevent neurologic and neurovascular compromise. First described in 1987 by Magerl and Seemann, C1-C2 transarticular screw... | Transarticular screws; Atlantoaxial instability; Frameless stereotaxy; Cervical spine; Surgical navigation; Trajectory planning | 2005 |
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Kestle, John R. W.; Brockmeyer, Douglas Lee | Outcomes after decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury in children | Object. Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is often accompanied by early death due to transtentorial herniation. Decompressive craniectomy, performed alone or in conjunction with evacuation of the mass lesion, can reduce the incidence of raised intracranial pressure (ICP). In this paper the authors... | Traumatic brain injury; Decompressive craniectomy; Pediatric neurosurgery | 2006 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Minimally invasive thoracoscopic approach for anterior decompression and stabilization of metastatic spine disease | Object. The choices available in the management of metastatic spine disease are complex, and the role of surgical therapy is increasing. Recent studies have indicated that patients treated with direct surgical decompression and stabilization before radiation have better functional outcomes than thos... | Metastatic spine disease; Minimally invasive surgery; Spinal cord decompression | 2008 |
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Couldwell, William T. | No ordinary time, no ordinary men: the relationship between Harvey Cushing and Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1928-1939 | The authors elucidate the strong personal relationship that developed between Dr. Harvey Cushing and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) from 1928 to 1939, as manifested in their frequent letters to each other. The relationship was initiated by the marriage of their children. Through his correspondence ... | | 2001 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Priorities for hydrocephalus research: report from a National Institutes of Health-sponsored workshop | Object. Treatment for hydrocephalus has not advanced appreciably since the advent of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts more than 50 years ago. Many questions remain that clinical and basic research could address, which in turn could improve therapeutic options. To clarify the main issues facing hydr... | Biomedical research | 2007 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Agreement between orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons regarding a new algorithm for the treatment of thoracolumbar injuries: a multicenter reliability study | Introduction: Considerable variability exists in the management of thoracolumbar (TL) spine injuries. Although there are many influences, one significant factor may be the treating surgeon's specialty and training (ie, orthopedic surgery vs. neurosurgery). Our objective was to assess the agreement ... | Thoracolumbar injuries; Rating; Classification; TLISS; Neurosurgery; Interspeciality reliability | 2006 |
