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Bicompartmental Decompressive Craniectomy: Report of Two Cases
Saad Akhtar1, Badar Ujjan1, Muhammad Waqas1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Surgery Journal (New York, N.Y.)
|August 22, 2017
Summary
Decompressive craniectomy offers favorable outcomes for severe head trauma patients with uncontrolled intracranial pressure and cerebral edema. This study details bicompartmental surgery for supra- and infratentorial pathologies.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Critical Care Medicine
Background:
- Uncontrolled intracranial pressure and cerebral edema are critical complications of severe head trauma.
- Decompressive craniectomy is an established neurosurgical intervention for managing elevated intracranial pressure.
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can affect both supratentorial and infratentorial compartments.
