2017
Transorbital endoscopic approach for exposure of the sylvian fissure, middle cerebral artery and crural cistern: an anatomical study
Almeida JP, Ruiz-Treviño AS, Shetty SR, Omay SB, Anand VK, Schwartz TH. Transorbital endoscopic approach for exposure of the sylvian fissure, middle cerebral artery and crural cistern: an anatomical study. Acta Neurochirurgica 2017, 159: 1893-1907. PMID: 28808799, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-017-3296-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral arteryTransorbital endoscopic approachLesser sphenoidal wingMesial temporal lobeSylvian fissureEndoscopic approachCerebral arteryCrural cisternSphenoidal wingEyelid incisionSphenoidal portionEndoscopic transorbital approachIntradural dissectionTemporal lobeTransorbital approachGreater sphenoidal wingAnatomical studyMedial orbital decompressionMiddle fossa duraInvasive skull base surgeryInferior orbital fissurePosterior orbital gyrusSkull base surgerySkull base pathologiesInjected cadaver heads
2012
Decompressive hemicraniectomy for ischemic stroke in the pediatric population
Omay SB, Carrión-Grant GM, Kuzmik GA, Fu M, Grant R, Schindler JL, Diluna ML, Duncan CC, Bulsara KR. Decompressive hemicraniectomy for ischemic stroke in the pediatric population. Neurosurgical Review 2012, 36: 21-25. PMID: 22886322, DOI: 10.1007/s10143-012-0411-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDecompressive hemicraniectomyPediatric populationAdult patientsSpace-occupying hemispheric infarctionMaximal medical therapyMalignant strokeHemispheric infarctionIschemic strokeSymptom onsetMedical therapyPediatric patientsPoor prognosisTreatment optionsPediatric literatureFatality ratePatientsAdult populationPediatric interventionsPositive outcomesOptimal timingHemicraniectomyReasonable outcomesOutcomesStrokeCurrent literature