Publications by authors named "Guilherme G P Gondim"
Article Synopsis
- JB, a 28-year-old male, presented to the hospital in 2009 with a progressively increasing mass on his head that had been deforming it since 2005 and experienced his first seizure around the same time.
- After neurological examination and imaging confirmed the presence of a large tumor in the parietal region, he underwent surgery which included craniotomy and tumor resection.
- Despite initially regaining some movement after surgery, he unfortunately passed away in the second postoperative week due to a pulmonary embolism, prompting a review of the case to address the complications and suggest better management strategies.
Surgical management of embolized jugular foramen paragangliomas without facial nerve transposition: Experience of a public tertiary hospital in Brazil.
Surg Neurol Int
September 2021
Background: Jugular foramen paragangliomas (JFP) treatment represents a challenge for surgeons due to its close relationship with facial nerve (FN), lower cranial nerves (LCN), and internal carotid artery. Due to its hypervascularization, preoperative tumor embolization has been indicated.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of the clinical evolution of 26 patients with JFP class C/D previously embolized treated through infratemporal/cervical access without FN transposition.
Article Synopsis
- - Meningiomas are the most common primary brain tumors, making up 43.8% of central nervous system tumors studied in a retrospective analysis of 993 patients, highlighting the need for understanding their demographic and geographic characteristics to guide treatment.
- - The study revealed that operated patients had a mean age of 53 years while non-operated patients averaged 63.9 years, with a significant female predominance (up to 6.3:1) across various age groups, particularly in those not receiving surgery.
- - The majority of meningiomas (96.5%) were found to be intracranial, mainly classified as WHO grade I, and there was a notable racial distribution with 87% Caucasian,
Context: Skull base tumors are varied in children and are particularly challenging to pediatric neurosurgeons, with few papers in the literature describing the evolution, complications, and outcome. The authors evaluated long-term outcomes in children submitted to skull base tumor surgery and performed a literature review.
Aims: The aim of this study was to analyze surgical results, complications, and outcomes, on comparison with previous publications.
Introduction/background: Distraction osteogenesis (DO) with an external distraction device such as the rigid external distraction frame has become an established method for treating midface hypoplasia in faciocraniosynostosis. It allows for greater advancement of the midface in comparison with traditional Le Fort III osteotomies, associated or not with fronto-orbital osteotomies (Le Fort IV). However, the forward movement of the bone segments may not always be performed obeying an ideal distraction vector, resulting in asymmetries, anterior open bite, and loosening of screws.
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