G K Bejjani

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Association of the Adult Chiari Malformation and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: more than a coincidence
    Ghassan K Bejjani
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Med Hypotheses 60:859-63. 2003
  2. ncbi A reappraisal of surgery for orbital tumors. Part I: extraorbital approaches
    G K Bejjani
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 10:E2. 2001
  3. ncbi Visual field deficit caused by vascular compression from a suprasellar meningioma: case report
    Ghassan K Bejjani
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Neurosurgery 50:1129-31; discussion 1131-2. 2002
  4. ncbi Safety and efficacy of the porcine small intestinal submucosa dural substitute: results of a prospective multicenter study and literature review
    Ghassan K Bejjani
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    J Neurosurg 106:1028-33. 2007
  5. ncbi Surgery for orbital tumors. Part II: transorbital approaches
    K P Cockerham
    Department of Ophthalmology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 10:E3. 2001
  6. ncbi Primary intracranial dural-based synovial sarcoma with an unusual SYT fluorescence in situ hybridization pattern
    Craig Horbinski
    Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    J Neurosurg 109:897-903. 2008
  7. ncbi Autologous glioma cell vaccine admixed with interleukin-4 gene transfected fibroblasts in the treatment of patients with malignant gliomas
    Hideho Okada
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Transl Med 5:67. 2007
  8. ncbi Pneumocephalus after resection of a lung cancer with posterior chest wall involvement
    Matthew J Schuchert
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Surgery Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 87:1609-11. 2009
  9. ncbi Treatment of failed Adult Chiari Malformation decompression with CSF drainage: observations in six patients
    G K Bejjani
    Tristate Neurosurgical Associates-UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213, USA
    Acta Neurochir (Wien) 145:107-16; discussion 116. 2003
  10. ncbi Association of a suprasellar mass and intraocular retinoblastoma: a variant of pineal trilateral retinoblastoma?
    G K Bejjani
    Department of Neurosurgery, GWUMC and CNMC, Washington, D C, USA
    Pediatr Neurosurg 25:269-75. 1996

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Association of the Adult Chiari Malformation and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: more than a coincidence
    Ghassan K Bejjani
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Med Hypotheses 60:859-63. 2003
    ..This will occasionally lead to tonsillar ectopia. The craniocephalic disproportion will alter the brain compliance and lead to the symptomatology...
  2. ncbi A reappraisal of surgery for orbital tumors. Part I: extraorbital approaches
    G K Bejjani
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 10:E2. 2001
    ..The authors describe their rationale in the choice of a surgical approach, the surgical techniques for extraorbital approaches, and the new surgical adjuvants...
  3. ncbi Visual field deficit caused by vascular compression from a suprasellar meningioma: case report
    Ghassan K Bejjani
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
    Neurosurgery 50:1129-31; discussion 1131-2. 2002
    ..We report another mechanism for visual loss in suprasellar meningiomas, whereby compression by the suprajacent vascular complex is the offending agent...
  4. ncbi Safety and efficacy of the porcine small intestinal submucosa dural substitute: results of a prospective multicenter study and literature review
    Ghassan K Bejjani
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    J Neurosurg 106:1028-33. 2007
    ..A new dural repair material derived from porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS) was evaluated in a prospective multicenter clinical study...
  5. ncbi Surgery for orbital tumors. Part II: transorbital approaches
    K P Cockerham
    Department of Ophthalmology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 10:E3. 2001
    ..The indications and various surgical steps will be reviewed for the anterior, the anteromedial, and the lateral approaches. Some of these approaches can be combined or extended to accommodate large or deep-seated tumors...
  6. ncbi Primary intracranial dural-based synovial sarcoma with an unusual SYT fluorescence in situ hybridization pattern
    Craig Horbinski
    Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    J Neurosurg 109:897-903. 2008
    ....
  7. ncbi Autologous glioma cell vaccine admixed with interleukin-4 gene transfected fibroblasts in the treatment of patients with malignant gliomas
    Hideho Okada
    Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    J Transl Med 5:67. 2007
    ..The prognosis for malignant gliomas remains dismal. We addressed the safety, feasibility and preliminary clinical activity of the vaccinations using autologous glioma cells and interleukin (IL)-4 gene transfected fibroblasts...
  8. ncbi Pneumocephalus after resection of a lung cancer with posterior chest wall involvement
    Matthew J Schuchert
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Surgery Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 87:1609-11. 2009
    ..Computed tomography of the head and chest confirmed the presence of an apical pleural space, thoracic subarachnoid air, and pneumocephalus. Immediate clinical improvement followed chest tube decompression of the pleural space...
  9. ncbi Treatment of failed Adult Chiari Malformation decompression with CSF drainage: observations in six patients
    G K Bejjani
    Tristate Neurosurgical Associates-UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213, USA
    Acta Neurochir (Wien) 145:107-16; discussion 116. 2003
    ..More prospective and hydrodynamic studies are needed to further clarify these issues...
  10. ncbi Association of a suprasellar mass and intraocular retinoblastoma: a variant of pineal trilateral retinoblastoma?
    G K Bejjani
    Department of Neurosurgery, GWUMC and CNMC, Washington, D C, USA
    Pediatr Neurosurg 25:269-75. 1996
    ..The intraocular tumor can be unilateral, and the intracranial tumor can be suprasellar, presenting before the retinal lesions...
  11. ncbi Radiological and clinical criteria for the management of epidural hematomas in children
    G K Bejjani
    Department of Neurosurgery, George Washington University, Washington, D C 20037, USA
    Pediatr Neurosurg 25:302-8. 1996
    ..Treatment consists of simple observation or surgical evacuation. We attempted to define radiological characteristics of the EDH patients that underwent surgical evacuation...
  12. ncbi Definition of the adult Chiari malformation: a brief historical overview
    G K Bejjani
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 11:E1. 2001
    ..This puts the definition of the adult Chiari malformation to the test. The author provides a historical review of the evolution of the definition of the adult Chiari malformation in the neurosurgery, radiology, and pathology literature...