Coagulation of herniated cerebellar tonsils for cerebrospinal fluid pathway restoration
| Autor: | Fred Epstein, Cheryl A. Muszynski, Daniel J. Won, Uma Nambiar |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Foramen magnum medicine.medical_specialty Cerebellum Adolescent business.industry General Medicine Chiari type i malformation medicine.disease Resection Surgery Arnold-Chiari Malformation Central nervous system disease Cerebrospinal fluid medicine.anatomical_structure stomatognathic system Coagulation Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Humans Neurology (clinical) business Arnold-Chiari syndrome |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric neurosurgery. 27(5) |
| ISSN: | 1016-2291 |
| Popis: | In the past, many different surgical techniques have been proposed for treatment of the Chiari type I malformation. Despite the different technical considerations, in general, the treatment objectives have shared certain features: to prevent/ameliorate tonsillar crowding and to restore normal circulation of cerebrospinal fluid at the foramen magnum. We report a simple technique of coagulation of the herniated cerebellar tonsils in situ to decompress adjacent neural structures and to achieve the above-mentioned goals. When compared to the method of tonsillar resection, the procedure described herein affords the following two advantages: it is relatively less time-consuming and is more hemostatic. These two features minimize inflammation-mediated morbidity which may occur during the postoperative period. |
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