A minimally invasive anterior skull base approach for evacuation of a basal ganglia hemorrhage. Issue 11 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ding, Dale; Przybylowski, Colin J.; Starke, Robert M.; Sterling Street, R.; Tyree, Amber E.; Webster Crowley, R.; Liu, Kenneth C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical neuroscience. Volume 22:Issue 11(2015:Nov.)
• Page Start: 1816
• Page End: 1819
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Brain -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Brain -- surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosurgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.03.052
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-5868

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st030">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0080">The prognosis for patients with large basal ganglia intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH) is very poor.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0085">The role of surgical intervention in the management of ICH is controversial.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0090">We report a case of an endoport-assisted skull base approach for an ICH.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0095">Endoport-assisted microsurgical evacuation of large ICH is safe and effective.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0100">Addition of a skull base approach can expand the capabilities of the endoport.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>