Objective Neuroendoscopic surgery in children has particular features and is associated with different success rates (SR). The aim of this study was to identify putative factors that could influence the outcome in pediatric patients. Methods Clinical data of 177 patients under 18 years of age submitted to 200 consecutive neuroendoscopic procedures from January 2000 to January 2010 were reviewed. Results The ove...
OBJETIVO: analisar a conduta em uma série de adolescentes com traumatismos raquimedulares penetrantes (TRMp) e, confrontando com a literatura, estabelecer a melhor estratégia terapêutica para esses pacientes. MÉTODOS: avaliação retrospectiva de prontuários médicos de dez pacientes, nove do sexo masculino e um do feminino, com TRMp e menores de 18 anos, tratados à nível hospitalar. Analisou-se a anamnese, o exam...