Mohamed Adel Elmallawany <br/><br/>
Comparison of burr holes and decompressive craniotomy in the surgical treatment of traumatic acute subdural hematoma /  
 مقارنة بين الطرق الجراحية المختلفة فى العلاج الجراحى لإصابات النزيف الحاد تحت الأم الجافية 
Mohamed Adel Elmallawany ; Supervised Maamoun Ismail Maamoun , Basim Mohamed Ayoub , Ahmed Mohamed Hashim 
 - Cairo :   Mohamed Adel Elmallawany ,   2012 
 - 130 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of General Surgery 
<br/><br/> Despite the increasing acceptance ofdecompressive craniotomy in patients with traumatic brain injury , the value of early decompressive craniotomy ( DC ) in patients with acute subdural haematoma is still under debate . In this study , we reviewed 20 patients with traumatic acute subdural haematoma , 10 of whom were treated with haematomaevacuation via burr holes craniotomy and 10 of whom weretreated with DC 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Acute subdural hematoma  Craniotomy Decompressive craniotomy