World Neurosurg
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To depict the clinical, operative, and histological features of Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs) in consideration of therapeutic results and recurrence rates. ⋯ When RCCs are recognized intraoperatively, the evacuation of their contents and partial cyst obliteration generally afford dramatic improvements in a patient's clinical signs and symptoms, along with low complications and rate of recurrence.
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We sought to evaluate the impact of a craniotomy for strokectomy (CS) with bone replacement, decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC), or DHC with a strokectomy (DHC+S) on outcome after malignant supratentorial infarction. ⋯ In patients with malignant supratentorial infarction, a strokectomy alone may be equivalent to a decompressive hemicraniectomy with or without brain resection.