[Depressed skull fracture in the newborn infant. To operate or not?].
In recent literature the question of the convenience of neurosurgical treatment of cranial depressed fracture of the newborn has been a subject of discussion. The authors review their experience with 4 cases of this condition, that stress the necessity of the operation. Most reported series have dealt with the short-term results of the different ways of treatment. In this article the outcome is evaluated at least 10 years after surgery.
Martínez-Lage Sánchez
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Servicio Regional de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario, Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia.
Poza Poza
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Almagro Navarro
M J
MJ
Rodríguez Costa
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Casas Fernández
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Puche Mira
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D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Fractura con depresión craneal en el recién nacido. Operar o no operar?