Multiple craniotomies in patients with brain metastases: a two-center, propensity score-matched study.

ABSTRACT: The current study addresses the question of whether the resection of more than one BM by multiple craniotomies within the same operation is associated with more adverse events (AEs) and worse functional outcome compared to cases in which only one BM was resected. All patients who underwent more than one craniotomy for resection of multiple BM at two Swiss tertiary neurosurgical care centers were included. Any AEs, functional outcome, and overall survival (OS) were analyzed after 1:1 propensity score matching with patients who underwent removal of a single BM only. A total of 94 patients were included in the final study cohort (47 of whom underwent multiple craniotomies). There was no significant difference in the incidence of AEs between the single and the multiple craniotomy group (n = 2

SUBMITTER: Padevit L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11281945 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature