ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2019
From decompressive craniectomy to cranioplasty and beyond-a pediatric neurosurgery perspective.
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- Decompressive craniectomy in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury: an up to date comprehensive review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Pooled it
- Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of high intracranial pressure in closed traumatic brain injury.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Hinge craniotomy in pediatric traumatic brain injury: a narrative review and national survey among Mexican neurosurgeons.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Review
- Decompressive craniotomy in split-technique (DCST) for TBI in infants: introducing a new surgical technique to prevent long-term complications.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Risk Factor Analysis of Cryopreserved Autologous Bone Flap Resorption in Adult Patients Undergoing Cranioplasty with Volumetry Measurement Using Conventional Statistics and Machine-Learning Technique.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2024Article
- Cranial Repair in Children: Techniques, Materials, and Peculiar Issues.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2024Review
- Subdural Hematomas in Adults and Children.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Analysis of the timing and the usage of drains following cranioplasty on outcomes and the incidence of bone resorption.Surgical neurology international · 2023Article
- Favourable long-term recovery after decompressive craniectomy: the Northern Finland experience with a predominantly adolescent patient cohort.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Protocol for the multicentre prospective paediatric craniectomy and cranioplasty registry (pedCCR) under the auspices of the European Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN).Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Hemicraniectomy and externalized ventricular drain placement in a pediatric patient with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-associated tumefactive demyelinating disease.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Bone Flap Resorption in Pediatric Patients Following Autologous Cranioplasty.Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) · 2021Review
- Consensus statement from the international consensus meeting on post-traumatic cranioplasty.Acta neurochirurgica · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeDecompressive craniectomy (DC) is an established neurosurgical emergency technique. Patient selection, optimal timing, and technical aspects related to DC and subsequent cranioplasty remain subjects of debate. For children, the overall degree of evidence is low, compared with randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in adults.
methodsHere, we present a detailed retrospective analysis of pediatric DC, covering the primary procedure and cranioplasty. Results are analyzed and discussed in the light of modern scientific evidence, and conclusions are drawn to stimulate future research.
resultsThe main indication for DC in children is traumatic brain injury (TBI). Primary and secondary DC is performed with similar frequency. Outcome appears to be better than that in adults, although long-term complications (especially bone flap resorption after autologous cranioplasty) are more common in children. Overt clinical signs of cerebral herniation prior to DC are predictors of poor outcome.
conclusionsWe conclude that DC is an important option in the armamentarium to treat life-threatening intracranial hypertension, but further research is warranted, preferentially in a multicenter prospective registry.
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