Now showing items 1-10 of 20
The use of ultrasound during spinal cord surgery
(Springer-Verlag; Société Internationale de Chirurgie, 1987-10)
Intraoperative spinal ultrasonography is now considered an indispensable tool in many operations on the spine and spinal cord. Using ultrasonography, surgeons can now easily find and evaluate lesions within the spinal cord, ...
The transsylvian approach to middle cerebral artery bifurcation/trifurcation aneurysms
(Elsevier, 1994-03)
A transsylvian approach to treat aneurysms located at the bifurcation/trifurcation of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) is described. This surgical route traces a distal MCA branch retrogradely into the Sylvian fissure ...
Management of anteriorly located C1-C2 neurofibromata
(Elsevier, 1990-01)
The authors discuss their recent experience with anteriorly located Cl-C2 neurofibromata in five patients with cervical myelopathy and magnetic resonance scans consistent with intradural extramedullary masses in this region. ...
Anterior cervical osteophytes as a cause of progressive dysphagia
(Springer-Verlag, 1989-03)
An uncommon cause of progressive dysphagia may be large cervical osteophytes impinging upon the cervical esophagus. Dysphagia may be due to the mechanical mass effect of a large anterior osteophyte, trapping the esophagus ...
Eosinophilic granuloma of the cervical spine : A case report and review of the literature
(Elsevier, 1991-01)
This is a report of a case of eosinophilic granuloma involving the second cervical vertebra in a 33-year-old woman. There have been 32 case reports in the literature describing eosinophilic granuloma presenting as cervical ...
Cerebrospinal fluid abdominal cyst. Computed tomographic resolution of a sonographic dilemma
(Elsevier, 1984-04)
A case of subhepatic cerebrospinal fluid cyst, an uncommon complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting, is presented. Sonography could not reliably prove shunt tubing to be entering the cystic spaces. Results of computed ...
Choroid plexus cyst in the lateral ventricle causing obstructive symptoms in an adult
(Elsevier, 1981-02)
This case of a rare symptomatic choroid plexus cyst in the lateral ventricle, which presented with papilledema and decreased vision, is the first such lesion found in an adult. Five earlier reported cases, all in children, ...
Giant arteriovenous malformation of the vein of Galen in an adult
(Elsevier, 1984-10)
A case of a large vein of Galen malformation in a 29-year-old man is presented. A two-staged surgical procedure, first with ligation of the feeding vessels, and followed later by thrombectomy, allowed successful surgical ...
Intradural extramedullary ganglioneuroma: Case report and review of the literature
(Elsevier, 1992-03)
The authors present a unique case of an intradural extramedullary ganglioneuroma in the thoracic spine of an adult. Intraspinal ganglioneuromas are rare, benign tumors of sympathetic nervous tissue origin, but exclusively ...