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The procedure is used to treat brain tumors, bleeding in the brain, blood clots or seizures. It also may be done to treat a bulging blood vessel in the brain, known as a brain aneurysm. Or a craniotomy can treat blood vessels that formed irregularly, known as a vascular malformation.
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A craniotomy removes and replaces a piece of your skull to access your brain. A surgeon will also remove a piece of your skull during a craniectomy, but the removed piece of skull isn’t immediately put back into place after surgery.
A craniotomy is the surgical removal of part of the bone from the skull to expose the brain for surgery. The surgeon uses special tools to remove the section of bone (the bone flap). After the brain surgery, the surgeon replaces the bone flap.
7 lis 2020 · This activity describes the craniotomy procedure and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in managing and improving care for patients who undergo craniotomy. Objectives: Identify the indications for a craniotomy.
14 wrz 2020 · In a craniotomy, your surgeon temporarily removes a piece of your skull and operates on parts of your brain. They might do this to remove a tumor or treat an aneurysm, among other reasons.
A craniotomy is a surgical operation in which a bone flap is temporarily removed from the skull to access the brain.
Mayo Clinic doctors and surgeons trained in conditions of the nervous system (neurologists and neurosurgeons) have experience diagnosing and treating conditions that require a craniotomy. These conditions include brain tumors, brain aneurysms, seizures, vascular malformations, bleeding in the brain, brain swelling and more.
