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B L Rish

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PubMed1978

Treatment of intracranial aneurysms associated with other entities.

Considering the current state of surgery for intracranial aneurysm, a philosophy for treating intracranial aneurysms associated with other entities is presented. The premise is based on a comprehensive review of the literature relative to the risk factors applied to intracranial aneurysms and personal experience in dealing with the combination of problems of aneurysms diagnosed in association with other intracranial aneurysms, vascular malformations, neoplasms, trauma, and inflammatory diseases. A patient's problem must be considered individually and comprehensively, using all known prognostic factors and the specific features of the case for an appropriate therapeutic regimen to be designed. Current mortality and morbidity rates warrant the surgical intervention for the incidentally diagnosed aneurysm, but the occurrence of an aneurysm in conjunction with another serious entity demands careful, comprehensive evaluation. The surgical challenge of these complex problems should take second priority to a careful therapeutic deliberation to promote the best final outcome.

Aortic Coarctation↗
PubMed1976

Anterior cervical fusion using homologous bone grafts: a comparative study.

A comparative sutyd of homologous and autogenous bone grafts in Smith-Robinson type anterior cervical fusions reveals no significant difference between the two in clinical or radiographic results and no complications related to the use of the homologous grafts from the tissue bank.

Bone Transplantation↗
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A critique of the surgical management of lumbar disc disease in a private neurosurgical practice.

The magnitude of the lumbar disc problem is reviewed and a profile of medical and surgical therapeutic expectations is presented. A study of a 5-year epoch of a neurosurgical practice indicated that 64% of all patients requiring disc surgery had satisfactory results and 12% were frank failures. The younger patients with single level disc rupture had the best results, and 18% of all patients required further surgery for recurrent disc problems. The complication rate was 4%. The bias of compensation invalidates any critique of a therapy mode and creates a tremendous economic impact. The need for improvement in the surgical management of lumbar disc disease is established.

Adult↗