Reoperation after failed resective epilepsy surgery
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Reoperation after failed resective epilepsy surgery
PURPOSE Resection of the seizure focus leads to sustained seizure-freedom in intractable focal epilepsy in up to 80% of selected populations. However, surgery fails to help in a considerable proportion of patients. Reevaluation and reoperation may be considered in a selected group of patients with an unfavorable postsurgical outcome. Here, we reviewed 15 case series on reoperation after failed ...
متن کاملFailed antireflux surgery: results after reoperation.
BACKGROUND Since laparoscopy has become a common surgical approach for antireflux surgery, little is known regarding reoperation for failed antireflux surgery. METHODS Records of all patients who underwent reoperation without esophageal resection for symptoms of recurrent gastroesophageal reflux disease or hiatal hernia between July 1, 1995 and April 1, 2004 were reviewed. There were 126 pati...
متن کاملMinimally resective epilepsy surgery in MRI-negative children.
AIM Performing epilepsy surgery on children with non-lesional brain MRI often results in large lobar or multilobar resections. The aim of this study was to determine if smaller resections result in a comparable rate of seizure freedom. METHODS We reviewed 25 children who had undergone focal corticectomies restricted to one aspect of a single lobe or the insula at our institution within a 5.5-...
متن کاملFeasibility of antiepileptic drug withdrawal following extratemporal resective epilepsy surgery.
OBJECTIVE To identify the rate of successful antiepileptic drug (AED) withdrawal after resective surgery and the predictors of postwithdrawal seizure recurrence in patients with extratemporal epilepsy. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the postoperative AED profile of 106 consecutive patients who had completed 2 or more years after resections involving frontal, parietal, and occipital lobes...
متن کاملIs laparoscopic reoperation for failed antireflux surgery feasible?
HYPOTHESIS Laparoscopic techniques can be used to treat patients whose antireflux surgery has failed. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Two academic medical centers. PATIENTS Forty-six consecutive patients, of whom 21 were male and 25 were female (mean age, 55.6 years; range, 15-80 years). Previous antireflux procedures were laparoscopic (21 patients), laparotomy (21 patients), thoracotomy (3 p...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.04.020