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HEMISPHERECTOMY: A FURTHER MODIFICATION USING OMENTUM VASCULARIZED FREE FLAPS
Author(s) -
Matheson John M.,
Truskett Philip,
Davies Mark A.,
Vonau Marianne
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00474.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemispherectomy , surgery , epilepsy , psychiatry
This report describes the authors' technique designed to further prevent the late complications of hemispherectomy. A vascularized omental free flap is used to fill the extradural dead space left following the procedure advocated by Adams. This procedure may provide further stability to the residual brain and reduce infective complications.