Cisternostomy is defined as opening the basal cisterns to atmospheric pressure. This technique helps to reduce the intracranial pressure in severe head trauma as well as other conditions when the so-called sudden "brain swelling" troubles the surgeon. We elaborated the surgical anatomy of this procedure as well as the proposed physiology of how cisternostomy works. This novel technique may chan...

main goal in the management of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (tbi) is control of intracranial pressure (icp). decompressive craniectomy is an accepted technique for control of refractory intracranial hypertension in patients with severe tbi. because of high complication rate after decompressive craniectomy, new techniques such as basal cisternostomy have developed. we herein repor...

Please cite this paper as: Grasso G, Cherian I. Cisternostomy for Traumatic Brain Injury: A New Era Begins. Bull Emerg Trauma. 2016;4(3):119-120. *Corresponding author: Giovanni Grasso Address: Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences (BIONEC), University of Palermo, Italy Via del Vespro 129, 90100 Palermo, Italy. Tel: +39-091-6554299; Fax: +39-...

Background and Importance. Sellar arachnoid cysts and Rathke's cleft cysts are benign lesions that produce similar symptoms, including optochiasmatic compression, pituitary dysfunction, and headache. Studies have reported the use of various surgical treatment methods for treating these symptoms, preventing recurrence, and minimizing operative complications. However, the postoperative cerebrospi...

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a critical public health problem worldwide, constituting major cause of mortality and morbidity for people all ages, but especially in the younger population. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) cisternostomy are surgical procedures commonly used management severe TBI, their effectiveness improving outcomes remains controversial. Methods: We conducted pros...