0000000000915631
AUTHOR
Schwarz M
Use of ADCON®-L to Prevent Peridural Fibrosis Following Re-Operation for Recurrent Lumbar Radiculopathy: Clinical Results
OBJECTIVE To present the results of a small retrospective study in patients after they have undergone lumbar scar resection and ADCON-L application to prevent recurrent formation of peridural fibrosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between May 1996 and December 1999 nineteen patients underwent surgery for peridural fibrosis. Sixteen patients were eligible for statistical analysis. The mean age was 46.2 years (range 29 to 69 years) and the mean follow-up period was 9.7 months with a range of 3 to 38 months. In 10 patients scar formation was the main factor for nerve root compression. Three out of these patients showed concomitant recurrent disc herniation. Six patients presented with peridural fibros…
Surgical treatment of posterior fossa tumors in infancy and childhood: techniques and results
In a collective of 72 children with tumors of the posterior fossa, the preoperative diagnosis, operation planning and performance, and use of additional procedures, like the preliminary ventricular drainage and interventriculostomy are described. The extent of intra- and postoperative complications is given. Postoperative lethality was 0% in the group operated on between 1979 and 1991. The responsible factors are discussed. The findings support the opinion of ALBRIGHT (1989) that the prognosis for such patients is most promising in the hands of a specialist in pediatric neurosurgery.