title: [Decompressive craniectomy in the treatment of posttraumatic edema and the contribution of new diagnostic methods].
abstract: The authors present a case report of a young male who suffered a brain injury complicated with malignant posttraumatic edema managed with bilateral decompressive craniectomy after conservative treatment failure. They further discuss current surgical approach to posttraumatic brain edema and contribution of new diagnostic methods in secondary brain damage management.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgické oddilení Masaryvkovy nemocnice, Ustí nad Labem. ales.hejcl@mnul.cz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hejcl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bartos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Humhej
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolcha
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bejsovec
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Procházka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sames
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003399:Craniotomy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic