COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY CONTROLLED ASPIRATION SURGERY FOR HYPERTENSIVE INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE - EXPERIENCE OF MORE THAN 400 CASES

To overcome the disadvantages of conventional surgery, we developed our own method of computed tomography controlled stereotactic aspiration surgery for hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage. A new ultrasonic surgical aspirator was also developed to facilitate aspiration of a dense clot in the acute stage. Between 1980 and 1988, 437 patients with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage underwent aspiration surgery. Computed tomography controlled stereotactic aspiration surgery can be performed in hematomas of any site or any stage with minimal tissue damage, even in aged patients. Aspiration surgery led to a favorable clinical experience and outcome, especially in the acute stage. © 1990 S. Karger AG, Basel.