title: Decompressive laparotomy for treatment of refractory intracranial hypertension, thinking out of the box.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Hosam M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Al-Jehani
authors.forename: Jeffery A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maleki
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult