Hybrid Technique for Cranial Defect Reconstruction: Surgical Results over a 10-Year Period in a Single Institution.

Decompressive craniectomy is an urgent procedure that is increasingly used for treatment of intracranial hypertension. After recovery, reconstruction of the cranial defect is necessary. Cranioplasty is an elective procedure with a high potential for morbidity if care is not taken on different surgical factors such as the material used as the cranial flap.

Intradural spinal tumors: 10 - years surgical experience in a single institution.

Objectives: The aim of the study is to present the therapeutic results of intradural tumor management over a 10 years period in a single institution.

Patients And Methods: The study consists in a prospective case series of patients treated at the neurosurgery service of the Social Security Institute of Mexico State and Provinces (ISSSEMYM), between January 2006 and December 2016. All patients were provided with information about the procedure and signed informed consent and institutional board approved files review for this study.