Iype Cherian,Giovanni Grasso,Antonio Bernardo,Sunil Munakomi.[J].Chin J Traumatol,2016,19(1):7-10. [doi]

Anatomy and physiology of cisternostomy

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KeyWord: Craniocerebral traumaCisternostomyMembrane of liliequistVirchow robin spaces

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Author Name	Affiliation
Iype Cherian	Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medical Sciences
Giovanni Grasso	Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Palermo
Antonio Bernardo	Department of Neurological Surgery, Surgical Innovations Laboratory for Skull Base Microsurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Sunil Munakomi	Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medical Sciences

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Abstract:

Cisternostomy is defined as opening the basal cisterns to atmospheric pressure. This technique helps to reduce the intracranial pressure in severe head trauma as well as other conditions when the so-called sudden “brain swelling” troubles the surgeon. We elaborated the surgical anatomy of this procedure as well as the proposed physiology of how cisternostomy works. This novel technique may change the current trends in neurosurgery.

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