Spontaneous hypertensive brainstem hemorrhage: Does surgery benefit the severe cases?
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Stereotactic Burr Hole Aspiration Surgery for Spontaneous Hypertensive Cerebellar Hemorrhage
OBJECTIVE Patients with severe spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage typically undergo treatment with suboccipital craniectomy and hematoma evacuation. However, this is a stressful procedure for patients due to the long operating time and operation-induced tissue damage. In addition, the durotomy can result in pseudomeningocele. We investigated the efficacy of stereotactic or navigation-guided burr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2214-7519
DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2018.10.015