FACTORS AFFECTING MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY FOLLOWING SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH INTRACRANIAL MENINGIOMA

Abstract

Operative mortality and recurrence rates are affected by the intracranial location of the tumour, histological type, and extent of tumour removal. Emphasis is also given to the importance of the introduction of the imaging techniques, and the microsurgical techniques with the Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator (CUSA), laser, and/or bipolar coagulator which have further improved the operative mortality and recurrence rates.