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Decompressive craniectomy: keep it simple!

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  1. Neurosurgery Department, Sainte-Anne Military Teaching Hospital, 2 boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83800, Toulon Cedex 9, France

    Nathan Beucler & Arnaud Dagain

  2. Ecole du Val-de-Grâce, French Military Health Service Academy, 1 place Alphonse Laveran, 75230, Paris Cedex 5, France

    Nathan Beucler

  3. Val-de-Grâce Military Academy, 1 place Alphonse Laveran, 75230, Paris Cedex 5, France

    Arnaud Dagain

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Beucler, N., Dagain, A. Decompressive craniectomy: keep it simple!. Acta Neurochir 165, 2377–2379 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-022-05280-0

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