Hidrocéfalo, es una complicación o una consecuencia de la craniectomía descompresiva?

Abstract

Decompressive craniectomy, an increasingly utilized salvage procedure, is affected by a number of complications, one of which is hydrocephalus. A thorough review of the directly and indirectly related literature was done in an attempt to elucidate
the existing connections, if any, between this procedure and the complicating hydrocephalus. It became clear that a direct relationship exists between these two entities. Consequently decreasing the time in which the effects of the craniectomy interfere with the intracranial physiology, by performing an as early as possible cranioplasty, should avoid or decrease the likelihood of hydrocephalus to develop.