Kevin S Cahill

Summary

Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Prevalence, complications, and hospital charges associated with use of bone-morphogenetic proteins in spinal fusion procedures
    Kevin S Cahill
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, PBB 3, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    JAMA 302:58-66. 2009
  2. ncbi Outcomes for single-level lumbar fusion: the role of bone morphogenetic protein
    Kevin S Cahill
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:2354-62. 2011
  3. ncbi Trends in survival after surgery for breast cancer metastatic to the brain and spinal column in medicare patients: a population-based analysis
    Kevin S Cahill
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Neurosurgery 68:705-13; discussion 713. 2011
  4. ncbi Primary vertebral tumors: a review of epidemiologic, histological and imaging findings, part II: locally aggressive and malignant tumors
    Alexander E Ropper
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Neurosurgery 70:211-9; discussion 219. 2012
  5. ncbi Treatment of ruptured and unruptured cerebral aneurysms in the USA: a paradigm shift
    Ning Lin
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 4:182-9. 2012
  6. ncbi Primary vertebral tumors: a review of epidemiologic, histological, and imaging findings, Part I: benign tumors
    Alexander E Ropper
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Neurosurgery 69:1171-80. 2011
  7. ncbi Lumbar microdiscectomy in pediatric patients: a large single-institution series
    Kevin S Cahill
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 12:165-70. 2010
  8. ncbi Delayed development of os odontoideum after traumatic cervical injury: support for a vascular etiology
    Corinna C Zygourakis
    Department of Neurosurgery, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 7:201-4. 2011
  9. ncbi Treatment and survival of patients with nonmalignant intracranial meningioma: results from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program of the National Cancer Institute. Clinical article
    Kevin S Cahill
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Neurosurg 115:259-67. 2011

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Prevalence, complications, and hospital charges associated with use of bone-morphogenetic proteins in spinal fusion procedures
    Kevin S Cahill
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, PBB 3, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    JAMA 302:58-66. 2009
    ..No national data exist to examine use of bone-morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in spinal fusion surgery...
  2. ncbi Outcomes for single-level lumbar fusion: the role of bone morphogenetic protein
    Kevin S Cahill
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:2354-62. 2011
    ..Retrospective analysis of a population-based insurance claims data set...
  3. ncbi Trends in survival after surgery for breast cancer metastatic to the brain and spinal column in medicare patients: a population-based analysis
    Kevin S Cahill
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Neurosurgery 68:705-13; discussion 713. 2011
    ..Central nervous system (CNS) metastases are a common occurrence in patients with breast cancer and are identified in up to 30% of patients at autopsy...
  4. ncbi Primary vertebral tumors: a review of epidemiologic, histological and imaging findings, part II: locally aggressive and malignant tumors
    Alexander E Ropper
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Neurosurgery 70:211-9; discussion 219. 2012
    ..The figures used for illustration are from operative patients of the senior authors (Z.L.G. and J.H.C.). Taken together, parts 1 and 2 of this article provide a thorough and illustrative review of primary vertebral tumors...
  5. ncbi Treatment of ruptured and unruptured cerebral aneurysms in the USA: a paradigm shift
    Ning Lin
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    J Neurointerv Surg 4:182-9. 2012
    ..Integration of data from clinical trials and advancements in technology predict a change in selection for treatment of patients with cerebral aneurysm...
  6. ncbi Primary vertebral tumors: a review of epidemiologic, histological, and imaging findings, Part I: benign tumors
    Alexander E Ropper
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Neurosurgery 69:1171-80. 2011
    ..In combination with part II of the review, which focuses on locally aggressive and malignant tumors, this article provides a comprehensive review of primary vertebral tumors...
  7. ncbi Lumbar microdiscectomy in pediatric patients: a large single-institution series
    Kevin S Cahill
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Neurosurg Spine 12:165-70. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the surgical results of lumbar microdiscectomy in the pediatric population by analyzing the experiences at Children's Hospital Boston over the past decade...
  8. ncbi Delayed development of os odontoideum after traumatic cervical injury: support for a vascular etiology
    Corinna C Zygourakis
    Department of Neurosurgery, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Neurosurg Pediatr 7:201-4. 2011
    ..This case argues against the congenital etiology of os odontoideum, as well as the strict posttraumatic theory whereby a trauma-induced odontoid fracture leads to osseous remodeling and subsequent development of an os odontoideum...
  9. ncbi Treatment and survival of patients with nonmalignant intracranial meningioma: results from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program of the National Cancer Institute. Clinical article
    Kevin S Cahill
    Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Neurosurg 115:259-67. 2011
    ..The authors conducted a study to determine population-based estimates of survival following the diagnosis and treatment of nonmalignant intracranial meningioma in the US in the modern era...