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MingJun Cai,
LianTing Ma,
GuoZheng Xu,
Peter Gruen,
Jun Li,
Ming Yang,
Li Pan,
HanFeng Guan,
Gang Chen, Jie Gong,
JunMing Hu,
ShangZheng Qin
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ABSTRACT: To describe the clinical and radiological findings in a consecutive series of patients diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia of the skull.
A retrospective analysis of collected data for 36 patients with histopathologically confirmed fibrous dysplasia involving the skull is presented. The demographic data, clinical presentation, radiographic characteristics, and the management of these patients were reviewed.
All 36 patients in this review were diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia involving at least part of the skull. In this study, the most commonly involved area of the skull was the frontal bone (52.78% of patients). The next most common area of skull was the temporal bone (30.56% of patients), followed by the sphenoid bone (25% of patients), the parietal bone (19.44% of patients), and orbital bone (13.89% of patients). The principal clinical presentation included headache, local lump, exophthalmos, visual disorder, cranial nerve paralysis, and facial malformation. These patients were treated by surgical treatment, and several of our patients underwent various degrees of reconstruction to optimize function.
Effective surgical treatment may improve the short-term outcome in these patients, and a "tailored" surgical approach is necessary.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 11/2011; 114(3):254-9. · 1.30 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: This study aims to explore the utility of angiographic computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis and treatment of neurovascular pathologies in the vicinity of cranial base. Two cases of cranial base dural arteriovenous fistula, one internal carotid pseudoaneurysm and one PICA aneurysm were demonstrated utilizing the angiographic CT for obtaining significant image details on the relative location of the diseases against the neighboring bony structure. An angiography suite outfitted with conventional DSA and rotational volume cone-beam was used, angiographic CT images being concomitantly produced together with the routine angiographic modalities. By virtue of the angiographic CT images integrating the selective angiography and reconstructed cranial base tomography, we succeeded in getting significant information on the relative location of various vascular diseases to the skull base, greatly facilitating the diagnosis and treatment procedures.
Neurosurgical Review 12/2010; 34(2):243-8. · 2.04 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To assess the diagnosis and treatment of venous hypertensive myelopathy (VHM) caused by narrowing of the ascending lumbar vein.
The data from 3 patients with VHM caused by narrowing of the ascending lumbar vein were analyzed retrospectively.
Once the narrowed site of the lumbar ascending vein was determined by myelographic or angiographic technique, an undetachable balloon was introduced and advanced to the proximal part of the narrowed segment. Satisfactory results were obtained in these patients.
Narrowing of the ascending lumbar vein is one of the causes for VHM, and endovascular balloon angioplasty is an optimal treatment.
Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery] 11/2002; 40(10):752-4.