title: Intracranial meningiomas. Analysis of 344 surgically treated cases.
abstract: The authors present 344 (230 females, 114 males) surgical cases of intracranial meningioma. A total of 370 interventions (344 primary procedures, 10 reexplorations for neurologic deterioration, 16 operations for recurrence) were made. Mean follow-up was 38 months. The overall evaluation revealed that 306 (88.95%) patients were completely normal or in a better condition than before operation. 18 (5.23%) were in a worse condition after operation and 20 (5.81%) died. Results suggested that complications and mortality were mostly related to localization and large volume; we also still have problems with aggressive and malignant meningiomas.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey. nura@h.baskent.edu.tr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Altinörs
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gürses
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Türker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Senveli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dönmez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bavbek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Caner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012086:Reoperation