A suboccipital craniotomy is a surgical approach that allows a surgeon to access a specific area within the base of the skull. A person may have this surgery if they have a tumor or another issue ...

A craniotomy is type of brain surgery. It involves removing part of the skull, or cranium, to access the brain. The bone is replaced when the surgery is done. In general, a craniotomy is done to ...

Craniotomy is a procedure in which a surgeon removes a section of the skull and replaces the piece of bone, or bone flap, immediately afterward using titanium screws and plates. In craniectomy, ...

A craniotomy and craniectomy are two types of surgeries that involve removing a flap of bone from your skull to reveal part of your brain. During a craniotomy, the flap of bone is replaced at the end ...

LOS ANGELES ― A common dilemma in neurosurgery is whether to immediately replace the bone flap in the skull after surgical treatment of an acute subdural hematoma. In a new study, outcomes were nearly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Advanced age did not correlate with poorer operative or 30-day outcomes in patients who underwent craniotomy for ...

In this study, we tried to discover the essence of patients' experiences when they undergo awake craniotomy. The results cannot be generalized because they were taken fromthe singular experiences of ...

Doctors at Kalyan Singh Cancer Institute in Chak Ganjaria in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Wednesday successfully removed a brain tumour using the Awake Craniotomy technique. The patient remained awake ...

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect that Tanner McIntosh now plans to undergo 12 total chemotherapy cycles. The 2023 Thundering Pickle Turkey Trot wasn’t Tanner McIntosh’s first 5K. That ...

Experts offer suggestions on post-surgery care after brain cancer. > Keep the incision clean. Craniotomy incisions are usually closed with sutures or surgical staples. Follow the physician’s ...