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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. | Submandibular-infratemporal interpositional carotid artery bypass for cranial base tumors and giant aneurysms | Cerebral revascularization is an important strategy in the surgical management of some complex cranial base tumors and unclippable aneurysms. A highflow bypass may be necessary in planned carotid occlusion or sacrifice. The cervical-to-supraclinoid internal carotid artery bypass or cervical carotid-... | Internal carotid artery; Cranial base tumors; Giant aneurysms; Interpositional bypass; Surgical approach; Radial artery; Revascularization; Saphenous vein; Submandibular infratemporal bypass | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W.; Walker, Marion L. | Retained peritoneal shunt tubing causing hematuria | This 14-year-old boy with congenital hydrocephalus underwent initial shunt placement shortly after birth. During his first 6 years of life, multiple ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt revisions were performed to address seven shunt malfunctions and one shunt infection (Staphylococcus epidermidis). Dur... | | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T.; Orlandi, Richard R. | Carotid artery-sparing repair of a cavernous carotid artery pseudoaneurysm | Carotid artery (CA) injury after transsphenoidal and endoscopic sinus surgery is a well-recognized but fortunately rare complication.1 It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates5 and is more common in cases of repeated surgery, cavernous sinus invasion, prior radiotherapy, and ... | Carotid artery; Sinus; Pseudoaneurysm; Endoscopic surgery | 2006 |
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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 |
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Couldwell, William T.; Schmidt, Richard H.; Salzman, Karen L.; Chin, Steven S. | Glioblastoma multiforme of the pineal region | Glioblastoma multiforme (GBMs) tumors are exceedingly rare tumors in the pineal region. We present three cases in which patients presented with a pineal/posterior third ventricular region mass and review all the previously reported cases in the literature. Pineal region GBM seems to be a very aggre... | Glioblastoma multiforme; Hydrocephalus; Leptomeningeal dissemination; Malignant glioma; Perinaud's syndrome; Pineal region; Spinal metastases | 2006 |
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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.; Harnsberger, H. Ric | Spontaneous regression of a cystic cavum septum pellucidum | A persistent cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) is present in ~0.73% of adults, although its incidence ranges from 0.14 to 18.9% depending on the detection method. Cystic CSP is even rarer. A cyst causing mass within the CSP can obstruct the intraventricular foramen, leading to blockage of CSF flow and p... | Cavum septum pellucidum; Cyst; Spontaneous regression; Decompression | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Sporadic osteochondroma of the cervical spine | Osteochondroma is the most common benign tumor of bone, but axial skeleton involvement is uncommon and usually indicates a hereditary cause such as osteochondromatosis (hereditary multiple exostosis). 1 Approximately 7% of hereditary osteochondromas occur along the vertebral column, which is double... | | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Comment on Wong, H. T., et al.: Comparative impact of video consultation on emergency neurosurgical referrals | The Author's explored the facility and accuracy of telephone, teleradiology, or video consultation between a large general hospital and their tertiary neurosurgical center. Although there was increased diagnostic accuracy with video consultation or teleradiology, they note that consultation via vid... | Teleradiology; Video consultation; Neurosurgical referrals | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T.; MacDonald, Joel D. | Surgical strategies for recurrent craniofacial meningiomas | Recurrent cranial base meningiomas are among the most difficult tumors to treat surgically. Although they are histologically benign, these tumors often invade through the cranial base into the infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossae. We reviewed our experience with these tumors to describe the nat... | Craniofacial meningiomas; Recurrence; Cranial base tumor; Neoplasm | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T.; Viskochil, David H.; Fults, Daniel Webster | Molecular, genetic, and cellular pathogenesis of neurofibromas and surgical implications | NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1 (NF1) IS A common autosomal dominant disease characterized by complex and multicellular neurofibroma tumors. Significant advances have been made in the research of the cellular, genetic, and molecular biology of NF1. The NF1 gene was identified by positional cloning. The function... | Loss of heterozygosity; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; Plexiform Neurofibroma; Spinal neurofibroma | 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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Kestle, John R. W. | Shunt insertion in the summer: is it safe? | Object. The potential for increased complications related to the arrival of new residents in July each year has not previously been demonstrated in the neurosurgical literature. The authors investigated this phenomenon in children undergoing cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery. Methods. Data were ob... | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt; July effect; Complication; Shunt insertion | 2006 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Cervical spine deformity associated with resection of spinal cord tumors | Postoperative sagittal-plane cervical spine deformities are a concern when laminectomy is performed for tumor resection in the spinal cord. These deformities appear to occur more commonly after resection of intramedullary spinal cord lesions, compared with laminectomy for stenosis caused by degener... | Kyphosis; Cervical deformity; Intramedullary tumor; Laminectomy; Children | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Response to editorial: summer shunting | We thank Dr. Scott for his review and comments about our report of shunt surgery complications in the summer. He makes two very good points. Clearly, different databases are suited for different purposes, and the NIS database used in the study by Smith and colleagues is well suited to evaluating t... | | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Work hour restrictions: impact on neurosurgical resident training at the University of Utah | Resident work hour restrictions imposed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education became effective on July 1, 2003. To evaluate the effect of these regulations on resident operative experience, we reviewed and compared the surgical experience of junior and senior neurosurgical res... | Neurosurgical resident training; Work hour restrictions | 2006 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Risk factors for respiratory failure following operative stabilization of thoracic and lumbar spine fractures | Background: Respiratory failure is a serious complication that can adversely affect the hospital course and survival of multiply injured patients. Some studies have suggested that delayed surgical stabilization of spine fractures may increase the incidence of respiratory complications. However, the... | Respiratory failure; Operative stabilization; Thoracic spine; Lumbar spine | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Combined transmastoid retro- and infralabyrinthine transjugular transcondylar transtubercular high cervical approach for resection of glomus jugulare tumors | COMPLEX TUMORS OF the glomus jugulare present a surgical challenge because of their difficult location, extreme vascularity, and involvement with multiple cranial nerves. Modern microneurosurgical and cranial base techniques have enabled safe total removal of these complicated tumors. We describe a ... | Cranial base approach; Surgical approach; Glomus jugulare tumor; Jugular foramen exposure; Microsurgical anatomy | 2006 |
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Dailey, Andrew T.; Brodke, Darrel S.; Bachus, Kent N. | Anterior cervical fixation: analysis of load-sharing and stability with use of static and dynamic plates | Background: Anterior plates provide stability following decompression and fusion of the cervical spine. Various plate designs have emerged, and they include static plates with fixed-angle screws, rotationally dynamic plates that allow the screws to toggle in the plate, and translationally dynamic pl... | Anterior cervical fixation; Load-sharing; Stability; Static plates; Dynamic plates | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Cholesteatoma of the clivus case report | Objective: Cholesteatomas (CNS epidermoids) can be found intradurally or extradurally in the central nervous system. Extradural intraosseous lesions are most commonly found in the petrous bone. Design: Case report Clinical Presentation: The authors describe a unique case of a clival cholesteatoma o... | | 2006-01-01 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Pituitary apoplexy in the magnetic resonance imaging era: clinical significance of sphenoid sinus mucosal thickening | Object. The authors report their experience with pituitary apoplexy and evaluate the clinical significance of sphenoid sinus mucosal thickening found on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Methods. The cases of 28 patients (19 males and nine females) with pituitary apoplexy were reviewed retrospectiv... | | 2006-06 |
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Couldwell, William T.; Apfelbaum, Ronald I. | Decompression of cavernous sinus meningioma for preservation and improvement of cranial nerve function | Meningiomas are the most common tumors affecting the cavernous sinus (CS). Despite advances in microsurgery and radiosurgery, treatment of CS meningiomas remains difficult and controversial. As in cases of other meningiomas, the goal of treatment for CS meningioma is long-term growth control and pre... | | 2006-07 |
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Digre, Kathleen B.; Blumenthal, Deborah T.; Salzman, Karen L.; Jensen, Randy L.; Dunson, William A. | Early pathologic findings and long-term improvement in anti-Ma2-associated encephalitis. | A 67-year-old man sequentially developed anti-Ma2-associated paraneoplastic encephalitis (PNE) and contralateral herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). Brain biopsy 1 month before HSE revealed extensive infiltrates of T cells, B cells, and plasma cells. Most T cells expressed the cytotoxic granule-assoc... | Paraneoplastic neurologic disorders; Encephalitis; Neoplasm;Herpes Simplex | 2006-07-11 |
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Digre, Kathleen B.; Blumenthal, Deborah T.; Salzman, Karen L.; Jensen, Randy L.; Dunson, William A. | Early pathologic findings and long-term improvement in anti-Ma2-associated encephalitis. | A 67-year-old man sequentially developed anti-Ma2-associated paraneoplastic encephalitis (PNE) and contralateral herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). Brain biopsy 1 month before HSE revealed extensive infiltrates of T cells, B cells, and plasma cells. Most T cells expressed the cytotoxic granule-assoc... | Paraneoplastic neurologic disorders; Encephalitis; Neoplasm;Herpes Simplex | 2006-07-11 |