Optimizing shunt integrity during acute subdural hematoma evacuation
In hematoma evacuation, increasing the valve pressure may reduce the bleeding recurrence. To preserve the shunt, setting the shunt valve pressure to the highest level and performing endoscopic hematoma evacuation with a small craniotomy could be useful.
Authors
- Nobuaki Momozaki
- Tatsuya Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9259-7443)
- Hirofumi Goto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4211-1692)
- Eiichi Suehiro
- Akira Matsuno
- Eiichiro Honda
Institutions
- Imari Arita Kyoritsu Hospital (JP)
- International University of Health and Welfare (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_411_2024
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.27