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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-5-27
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-one patients who had a cranialization of the frontal sinus following massive penetrating wounds were reviewed; 75% had injuries to other areas, 50% were admitted in shock, 42% were comatose, and 25% had a tracheostomy. Death ensued within two weeks of surgery in 25%. Postoperatively, four patients had a CSF leak from elsewhere in the cranial floor, but no patients suffered from meningitis or brain abscess. All leaks stopped spontaneously. One patient had a small wound abscess and in another a subcutaneous aerocele formed. The remaining patients healed uneventfully. Of the patients followed up, none suffered delayed complications. No subsequent deformity over the frontal sinus eventuated except in one patient whose cosmetic defect was minor. The cranialization operation is considered by us to be a safe and effective procedure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0003-9977
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
142-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Frontal sinus ablation by cranialization. Report of 21 cases.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports