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craniectomy
Indications:
- cerebral edema with increased intracranial pressure due to
- *stroke
- traumatic brain injury
- intracranial neoplasm
- osteomyelitis of the skull
- bone neoplasm, osteosarcoma of the skull
- intracranial access for other procedures
- tractotomy for chronic pain
- intracranial exploration &/or decompression
Procedure:
- removal of part of the skull
- allows expansion of cerebral edema & relief of increased intracranial pressure
- removes diseased bone
Notes:
- proceure is controversial
Specific
craniectomy for arachnoid cyst
craniectomy for brain abscess
craniectomy for brain tumor
craniectomy for cerebellopontine angle tumor
craniectomy for Chiari malformation
craniectomy for craniosynostosis
craniectomy for medullary tractotomy
craniectomy for mesencephalic tractotomy/pedunculotomy
craniectomy for osteomyelitis
General
neurosurgery
ostectomy
References
- Wikipedia: Decompressive craniectomy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompressive_craniectomy