Factors, determining surgical tactics choice for brain gliomas with median extension removal

Multimodal Approach to the Surgical Removal of Gliomas in Eloquent Brain Regions

SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT GLIOMAS OF THE BRAIN

The present retrospective study was designed to analyze factors with prognostic values a) within, and b) significantly associated with, short-term (12months or less) and long-term (more than 24 months) survival times, i n 72 consecutive patients treated for malignant gliomas. Among 41 (57%) short-term surviving patients, the absence of both aphasia and motor deficit (as initial presenting ...

Prognostic Factors Determining Mortality in Surgical Neonates

BACKGROUND To assess the prognosis of surgical neonates at admission and the factors responsible for mortality in neonates. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective study was conducted in a tertiary level hospital over 15 months and various clinical and biochemical parameters were collected and analyzed using STATA(®) and SPSS(®). RESULTS On multivariate analysis of 165 neonates, early gestationa...

Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: a literature review.

Postoperative wound healing plays a significant role in facilitating a patient's recovery and rehabilitation. Surgical wound dehiscence (SWD) impacts on mortality and morbidity rates and significantly contributes to prolonged hospital stays and associated psychosocial stressors on individuals and their families. A narrative review of SWD was undertaken on English-only studies between 1945 and 2...

Transsphenoidal removal of huge pituitary adenomas with marked suprasellar extension: results with modified surgical technique.

OBJECTIVE A modified transsphenoidal technique to remove huge pituitary adenomas with marked suprasellar extension (4.5-8 cm of maximum diameter) is presented. METHODS The technique allowed to avoid the occurrence of a precocious descent of the suprasellar cisternal plane into the sellar plane during tumour removal and its related consequences (incomplete tumour removal, occurrence of cerebro...