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Safe Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Conjunction with the Integra Camino Bolt for the Drainage of Chronic Subdural Hematoma. Asian J Neurosurg 2018;13(2):485-486

Date

04/24/2018

Pubmed ID

29682068

Pubmed Central ID

PMC5898139

DOI

10.4103/ajns.AJNS_230_16

Abstract

Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a relatively common condition encountered in a neurosurgical practice. There have been increased efforts in creating different treatment regimens for CSDH to improve patients' outcomes, including the addition of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in drains to reduce recurrences. Here, we present the first case report of the safe use of tPA in conjunction with an Integra Camino bolt for maximized drainage of CSDH with a successful neurological recovery and the complete resolution of the hematoma.

Author List

Doan NB, Patel M, Nguyen HS, Doan H, Montoure A, Shabani S, Gelsomino M, Janich K

Author

Saman Shabani MD Assistant Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin