European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Sep 2016
Size of bone flap and bone window area may impact the outcome of decompressive craniectomy using standard bone flap.
To verify if the size of the bone flap and the bone window area may have an impact on the outcome of decompressive craniectomy. ⋯ The bone flap decompressive craniectomy is safe and effective, and the depressurizing range has a positive correlation with the diameter of the bone disc and the area of the bone window.
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Sep 2016
Case ReportsDenosumab: non-surgical treatment option for selective arterial embolization resistant aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine and sacrum. Case report.
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst (ABC) is a cystic lesion of bone, occurring in 70% of cases as a primary lesion. Even if the metaphyseal region of long bones is more frequently involved, vertebral localization is not rare: ABC represents 15% of all primary spine and sacral tumours. Selective arterial embolization (SAE) represents the first treatment option for vertebral ABC. However, in few cases, multiple SAEs are not possible. The aim of this work is to report two cases of vertebral ABC unresponsive to SAE positively treated with Denosumab. ⋯ The two cases reported here are not conclusive but they may support the project of a prospective study to confirm the effectiveness of Denosumab in ABC treatment as an alternative to SAE.