 Trephining
"Trephining" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The removal of a circular disk of the cranium. It is performed with a trephine, a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
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D014207
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.850
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| 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trephining" by people in Profiles.
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Ivan ME, Yarlagadda J, Saxena AP, Martin AJ, Starr PA, Sootsman WK, Larson PS. Brain shift during bur hole-based procedures using interventional MRI. J Neurosurg. 2014 Jul; 121(1):149-60.
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Arac A, Blanchard V, Lee M, Steinberg GK. Assessment of outcome following decompressive craniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction in patients older than 60 years of age. Neurosurg Focus. 2009 Jun; 26(6):E3.
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Gupta DM, Kwan MD, Slater BJ, Wan DC, Longaker MT. Applications of an athymic nude mouse model of nonhealing critical-sized calvarial defects. J Craniofac Surg. 2008 Jan; 19(1):192-7.
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Wilson BC, Davidson B, Corey JP, Haydon RC. Comparison of complications following frontal sinus fractures managed with exploration with or without obliteration over 10 years. Laryngoscope. 1988 May; 98(5):516-20.
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