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Surgical Decompression for Thyroid Eye Disease
2011Orbital decompression surgery is designed to restore the normal volume relationship between the orbital soft tissue and bony volume, thereby reducing orbital pressure, proptosis, and, when present, compressive optic neuropathy. Numerous surgical techniques have been described to achieve these goals, including removal of orbital fat and one or all of ...
Marta Calsina +2 more
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Timing of Surgical Decompression for Cauda Equina Syndrome
World Neurosurgery, 2019Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a potentially devastating spinal condition requiring prompt diagnosis and intervention. This study examines the relationship between timing of surgery and patient outcomes such as mortality and total complications, and longitudinal trends in timing of operative treatment over the years 2000-2014.This study considered ...
Alan H. Daniels +4 more
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Surgical options in ICH including decompressive craniectomy
Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2007Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 15 to 20% of strokes. The condition carries a higher morbidity and mortality than occlusive stroke. Despite considerable research effort, no therapeutic modality either medical or surgical has emerged with clear evidence of benefit other than in rare aneurysmal cases.
Mitchell P +3 more
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Surgical Decompression for Pituitary Apoplexy
2013The dramatic events surrounding pituitary apoplexy are discussed. These include the compression and malfunction of cranial nerves II, II, IV and IV, as well as endocrine issues, prostration and headache. The indications for surgery are described, in particular to highlight the need for stabilisation of the patient before any surgical intervention is ...
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Surgical Decompression of the Quadrilateral Space in Overhead Athletes
The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2007Background Quadrilateral space syndrome is an uncommon condition that can disable the overhead athlete. The authors describe 4 cases of quadrilateral space syndrome that may assist clinicians in recognition of this problem in patients with posterior shoulder pain.
Michael F. Dillingham +1 more
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Orbital Decompression: Graded Surgical Approach
2018Orbital decompression is an effective surgical intervention for the treatment of thyroid eye disease and other conditions causing expansion of orbital soft tissue volume. Indications for surgery include disfiguring proptosis, compressive optic neuropathy, exposure keratopathy, orbital congestion, and reduction of proptosis in preparation for strabismus
Kyle J. Godfrey +3 more
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Surgical results of orbital decompression for malignant exophthalmos
The Laryngoscope, 1974AbstractDuring the past 75 years, several procedures for surgical correction of malignant exophthalmos have been described. In 1948, Ogura and Walsh first employed the transantral approach for decompression of the orbital contents into the ethmoid and maxillary sinuses.
Frank E. Lucente, Joseph H. Ogura
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A Surgical Technique for Portal Vein Decompression in Retransplantation
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2011Liver retransplantation is the only option for people who have a failing liver graft, but it can be technically challenging. Intraperitoneal adhesions often form after abdominal operations, which is true in liver retransplantation as well. Also, the liver hilum is scarred, which makes hilar dissection more difficult.
Timothy S. J. Shine +2 more
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The shoulder impingement syndrome: The results of surgical decompression
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 1994Forty patients (41 operated shoulders) with subacromial impingement resistant to conservative therapy underwent acomioplasty and were evaluated 6 to 142 months after surgery. Patients requiring rotator cuff repair were excluded from the study. With the UCLA scoring system, results were excellent or good in 28 (68%), fair in five (12%), and poor in ...
Keld Daugbjerg Nielsen +2 more
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Surgical shunts and tips for variceal decompression in the 1990s
Surgery, 2000In the 1990s, liver transplantations and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) have become the most common methods to decompress portal hypertension. This center has continued to use surgical shunts for variceal bleeding in good-risk patients who continue to bleed through endoscopic and pharmacologic treatment. This article reports this
Alexander P. Nagle +4 more
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