Search Results - "Pompucci, Angelo"
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Simplified four-step retropharyngeal approach for the upper cervical spine: technical note
Published in European spine journal (01-11-2020)“…Purpose In this paper, we propose a simplified four-step retropharyngeal approach, whose aim is getting straight to the upper cervical spine minimizing…”
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Antiplatelet/anticoagulant agents and chronic subdural hematoma in the elderly
Published in PloS one (12-07-2013)“…In the last decade there has been an increasing use of antiplatelet/anticoagulant agents in the elderly. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association…”
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Post-traumatic meningoencephalocele as a complication after head trauma and surgery: literature review focusing on the relevance of patient’s history and radiological follow-up
Published in Egyptian journal of neurosurgery (01-12-2023)“…Background Meningoencephalocele (ME) is an herniation of brain parenchyma covered by meninges through a bone defect and could be malformative or secondary…”
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The influence of surgery on recurrence pattern of glioblastoma
Published in Clinical neurology and neurosurgery (01-01-2013)“…Abstract Objectives Glioblastoma recurs within 2 cm from the primary tumor's margins in 90–95% of cases. Natural history of recurrence is not well defined. The…”
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Resection of supratentorial high-grade gliomas availing of neuronavigation matched intraoperative ultrasound and Fluorescein: How far is it safe to push the resection?
Published in World neurosurgery: X (01-07-2024)“…High-Grade Gliomas are the most common primary brain malignancies and despite the multimodal treatment, and the increasing amount of adjuvant treatment options…”
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Safety and efficacy of Gliadel wafers for newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma
Published in Acta neurochirurgica (01-08-2012)“…Background Combining Gliadel wafers and radiochemotherapy with TMZ may carry the risk of increased adverse events (AE). We analyzed the efficacy and safety in…”
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Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: The Real Social and Economic Burden of a Possibly Enormous Underdiagnosis Problem
Published in Tomography (Ann Arbor) (30-10-2023)“…Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) typically affects the elderly and can cause cognitive decline, resulting in its differential diagnosis with other…”
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Full-Thickness Craniodural Metastasis with Leptomeningeal Infiltration of Salivary Origin: A Radiological Lesson and a Technical Remark
Published in Tomography (Ann Arbor) (01-08-2022)“…Calvarial metastases are a relatively rare entity, with an overall incidence of 3–4%. Among these cases, metastases arising from salivary gland cancers are…”
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Consensus-based recommendations for diagnosis and surgical management of cranioplasty and post-traumatic hydrocephalus from a European panel
Published in Brain & spine (01-01-2024)“…Planning cranioplasty (CPL) in patients with suspected or proven post-traumatic hydrocephalus (PTH) poses a significant management challenge due to a lack of…”
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Glioblastoma therapy: going beyond Hercules Columns
Published in Expert review of neurotherapeutics (01-04-2010)“…Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common primary brain tumor in adults. Median survival from the time of diagnosis is 14 months, with less than 5% of…”
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Primary cerebral lymphomatoid granulomatosis: report of four cases and literature review
Published in Journal of neuro-oncology (01-09-2009)“…Background Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) is an angiocentric and angiodestructive lymphoreticular proliferation, which usually involves the lungs, but may…”
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Nocardia brain abscess mimicking high-grade necrotic tumor on perfusion MRI
Published in Journal of clinical neuroscience (01-08-2010)“…Abstract Differentiating a pyogenic cerebral abscess from a cystic brain tumor can be a challenge when using morphological and functional imaging techniques…”
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Cauda equina enhancing lesion in a HIV-positive patient. Case report and literature revision
Published in Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases (02-10-2011)“…We describe the case a spinal cord localization of neurological toxoplasmosis in a HIV-positive patient with Burkitt lymphoma, previously treated with…”
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Vertebral Body Erosion by a Chronic Contained Rupture of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Systematic Review and Spine Surgical Recommendations
Published in World neurosurgery (01-02-2022)“…Vertebral body erosion (VBE) is commonly caused by neoplastic, inflammatory, or infectious diseases: it can be rarely associated with aortic wall disorders,…”
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Open-door laminoplasty for cervical stenotic myelopathy : surgical technique and neurophysiological monitoring
Published in Journal of neurosurgery (2000)“…A modified technique of open-door laminoplasty for cervical stenotic myelopathy (CSM) is described, and the role of evoked potential monitoring in selecting…”
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Post-traumatic hydrocephalus after decompressive craniectomy: an underestimated risk factor
Published in Journal of neurotrauma (01-11-2010)“…The incidence of post-traumatic hydrocephalus (PTH) has been reported to be 0.7-51.4%, and we have frequently observed the development of PTH in patients…”
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Cranial repair: how complicated is filling a "hole"?
Published in Journal of neurotrauma (10-04-2012)“…In general, cranioplasty is viewed as a straightforward surgical procedure, and for many years the complications associated with the procedure have been…”
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Sinking flap syndrome revisited: the who, when and why
Published in Neurosurgical review (01-02-2020)“…The sinking flap syndrome (SFS) is one of the complications of decompressive craniectomy (DC). Although frequently presenting with aspecific symptoms, that may…”
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Clinical and radiological outcomes following open door laminoplasty: a single center evolution of the technique
Published in Journal of neurosurgical sciences (01-04-2022)“…The aim of the present study was to compare and describe clinical and radiological outcomes after two different variants of open door laminoplasty for cervical…”
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