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 ...

Traumatic acute subdural hematomas frequently warrant surgical evacuation by means of a craniotomy (bone flap replaced) or decompressive craniectomy (bone flap not replaced). Craniectomy may prevent ...

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, ...

Pterional craniotomy is a surgery that involves removing part of the skull to access the skull base. Doctors widely use the procedure for managing certain lesions, tumors, and aneurysms. Pterional ...