2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-112015/v1
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Single Frontal Burr-hole Craniostomy Under Local Anaesthesia for Treating Chronic Subdural Haematoma in the Septuagenarians and Older Adults: Surgical Technique and Results

Abstract: Introduction. Chronic subdural haematoma is not a totally benign disease in the elderly patients, especially those aged 70 years and above. Hence, the surgical treatment of CSDH in those aged patients needs to be as minimally disruptive as possibleMaterials and Methods. An annotated description of the surgical technique of single frontal burr-hole craniostomy performed under local anaesthesia and without closed tube drainage for evacuating CSDH in the septuagenarians and older adults is described. We also revi… Show more

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