World Neurosurg
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As a large amount of clinical evidence supports the use of craniectomy, the frequency of subsequent cranioplasty is increasing. Conflicting complication rates and risk factors of cranioplasty have been reported. We reviewed >10 years of institutional experience to identify risk factors of surgical site infection (SSI) after cranioplasty. ⋯ A high number of complications can occur after cranioplasty. Close attention should be paid to SSI development in patients who require a long operative time.
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The purposes of this study were to evaluate the feasibility of a purely endoscopic intradural approach to the suprasellar, petroclival, and ventrolateral brainstem regions through a subtemporal keyhole and to assess the value of neuronavigational assistance in the Kawase approach. ⋯ The endoscopic intradural subtemporal keyhole approach could facilitate excellent observation of the suprasellar, petroclival, and ventrolateral brainstem regions with less invasiveness. More anatomic exposure and surgical freedom could be achieved via neuronavigational assistance with fewer complications.
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Review Meta Analysis
Cholesterol-reducing agents for treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.
Aneurysmal hemorrhage induced cerebral vasospasm; delayed ischemic neurologic deficit (DIND), poor neurologic outcome, and mortality are major causes of mortality and morbidity. The effects of cholesterol-lowering agents in these patients remain controversial. This up-to-date systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy of statin use in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. ⋯ The outcome of this meta-analysis showed that use of statins in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage might have the potential to decrease occurrence of vasospasm and DIND. However, there was no benefit in the reduction of mortality and poor neurologic outcome. This is a call for further research.