Role of decompressive craniectomy in the management of severe head injury with refractory cerebral edema and intractable intracranial pressure. Our experience with 48 cases
- 1 December 2007
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Surgical Neurology
- Vol. 68 (6) , 632-638
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surneu.2006.12.046
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