ArticleFrontiers in surgery2022
Improved strategy for post-traumatic hydrocephalus following decompressive craniectomy: Experience of a single center.
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- Simultaneous Cranioplasty and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement After Decompressive Craniectomy in Children: A Single-Center Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Risk factors for post-traumatic hydrocephalus after decompressive craniectomy in patients with traumatic brain injury.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Autologous skull graft resorption following cranioplasty: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- The current state of cranioplasty in Europe - Results from a European cranioplasty survey.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Progress in the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic hydrocephalus.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
Background: Patients with head trauma may develop hydrocephalus after decompressive craniectomy. Many studies have referred one-stage cranioplasty (CP) and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) was applied to treat cranial defect with post-traumatic hydrocephalus (PTH), but the safety and efficiency of the procedure remain controversial. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study including 70 patients of PTH following decompressive craniectomy who underwent simultaneous (50) and separated (20) procedures of cranioplasty and VPS from March 2014 to March 2021 at the authors' institution with at least 30 days of follow-up. Patient characteristics, clinical findings, and complications were collected and analyzed. Results: Fifty patients with PTH underwent improved simultaneous procedures and 20 patients underwent staged surgeries. Among the cases, the overall complication rate was 22.86%. Complications suffered by patients who underwent one-stage procedure of CP and VPS did not differ significantly, compared with patients in the group of staged procedures (22% vs. 25%, Conclusion: The improved simultaneous procedure of cranioplasty and VPS is effective and safe to treat cranial defect and post-traumatic hydrocephalus with low risk of complications.
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