KMID : 1005420220240010016
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Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery 2022 Volume.24 No. 1 p.16 ~ p.23
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Cosmetic outcome after electrocautery versus non-electrocautery dissection of the temporalis muscle for pterional craniotomy
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Lee Sang-Woo
Lee Yoon-Soo Lee Min-Seok Suh Sang-Jun Lee Jeong-Ho Kim Jin-Wook
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Abstract
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Objective: Despite the usefulness of pterional craniotomy (PC), its cosmetic outcome is questionable. Electrocautery (EC) causes injuries to adjacent structures, and it could be a factor that affects the cosmetic outcome. Evaluation of cosmetic outcome is difficult because it is often determined by patient¡¯s subjective criteria. The objective of this study is to compare the cosmetic outcome after EC versus non-electrocautery (NEC) dissection of the temporalis muscle for PC by analyzing long-term follow-up data determined from both physician and patient¡¯s aspects.
Methods: Patients at follow-ups between January 2014 and April 2021 after PCs were enrolled. The keyhole (KH) site, the inferior margin of the temporal line of the frontal bone (ITL), the mid-temporal (mid-T) area, and the posterior incision line (PIL) were inspected by a physician to check the presence of depressions. Patient¡¯s cosmetic satisfaction was categorized into satisfactory, intermediate, or unsatisfactory by a survey. The presence of osteolysis was checked from the radiological images. Patients were classified into two groups; one with EC dissection and another with NEC retrograde dissection using a double-ended dissector.
Results: The incidences of depression at the mid-T area and osteolysis were higher in the EC group (p=0.001, p£¼0.001). The percentage of satisfactory cosmetic outcome was lower in the EC group (p=0.002). The presences of depression at the mid-T area and osteolysis were related with lower rate of satisfactory outcomes (p£¼0.001, p£¼0.001).
Conclusions: NEC dissection causes less destruction to adjacent structures and brings better cosmetic outcome after PC.
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KEYWORD
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Cosmetic outcome, Electrocautery, Osteolysis, Pterional, Temporalis
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