2024
Lumbocaval Shunt for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Technical Report and Case Series
Sujijantarat N, Koo A, Elsamadicy A, Antonios J, Renedo D, Haynes J, Fathima B, Theriault B, Chavez M, Amllay A, Nowicki K, Kanzler M, Jiang J, Shekar A, Hebert R, DiLuna M, Matouk C. Lumbocaval Shunt for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Technical Report and Case Series. Neurosurgery Open 2024, 5: e00113. DOI: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionIntracranial hypertensionTreatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertensionManagement of idiopathic intracranial hypertensionMedical records of patientsAssessment of long-term outcomesHigh-pressure headachesMedian operative timeDifficult-to-manage patientsLow-pressure headacheCerebrospinal fluid shuntsElectronic medical records of patientsRecords of patientsFollow-up visitLong-term outcomesLumbar shuntDifficult-to-manage casesIntraoperative complicationsShunt revisionImprove headacheCase seriesEarly outcomesSurgical techniqueNeurosurgical managementOperative time
2017
Use of Bivector Traction for Stabilization of the Head and Maintenance of Optimal Cervical Alignment in Posterior Cervical Fusions
Karikari IO, Bumpass DB, Gum J, Sugrue P, Chapman TM, Elsamadicy AA, Riew KD. Use of Bivector Traction for Stabilization of the Head and Maintenance of Optimal Cervical Alignment in Posterior Cervical Fusions. Global Spine Journal 2017, 7: 227-229. PMID: 28660104, PMCID: PMC5476351, DOI: 10.1177/2192568217694146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostoperative cervical lordosisPosterior cervical fusionCervical fusionCervical lordosisDemographic dataTime of surgeryPosterior cervical arthrodesisConsecutive case seriesPatient demographic dataCervical sagittal alignmentSagittal vertical alignmentGardner-Wells tongsC2-T3Cervical arthrodesisCervical alignmentIntraoperative complicationsConsecutive patientsRetrospective reviewCase seriesMean ageSagittal alignmentSubaxial fusionRetrospective analysisPatientsPin placement