Decompressive Craniectomy
"Decompressive Craniectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Excision of part of the skull. This procedure is used to treat elevated intracranial pressure that is unresponsive to conventional treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D056424
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.188.200 E04.525.190.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Decompressive Craniectomy- Decompressive Craniectomy
- Craniectomies, Decompressive
- Craniectomy, Decompressive
- Decompressive Craniectomies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decompressive Craniectomy" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Fatima N, Razzaq S, El Beltagi A, Shuaib A, Saqqur M. Decompressive Craniectomy: A Preliminary Study of Comparative Radiographic Characteristics Predicting Outcome in Malignant Ischemic Stroke. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jan; 133:e267-e274.
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Hinduja A, Samant R, Feng D, Hannawi Y. Herniation despite Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in Large Hemispherical Ischemic Strokes. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2018 Feb; 27(2):418-424.