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Craniotomy
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Definition of 'Craniotomy'Any operation on the cranium or incision into the cranium. (Dorland, 28th ed) Common names: Craniotomy; Craniotomies |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Post-radiation reactive changes in a single vertebral body mimicking metastatic pineoblastoma.
30 Oct 2009 
This 18-year-old woman presented with headache and diplopia over several months and was found to have an enhancing pineal tumor with resultant obstructive hydrocephalus. Following standard preoperative diagnostic tests, including spinal axis ... Read more...
30 Oct 2009 OBJECT: Nonaccidental trauma has become a leading cause of death in infants and toddlers. Compared with children suffering from accidental trauma, many children with nonaccidental trauma present with injuries requiring neurosurgical management and ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 Space-occupying, malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarctions are still one of the most devastating forms of ischaemic stroke, with a mortality of up to 80% in untreated patients. An early diagnosis is essential and depends on CT and MRI to ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Craniotomy'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Post-radiation reactive changes in a single vertebral body mimicking metastatic pineoblastoma. 30 Oct 2009
- Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging.
30 Oct 2009 - Comparison of accidental and nonaccidental traumatic brain injuries in infants and toddlers: demographics, neurosurgical interventions, and outcomes. 30 Oct 2009
- Craniotomy pain: trying to do better. 30 Oct 2009
- Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, and future perspectives. 29 Sep 2009
- A combined posterior, lateral, and anterior approach to ventrolaterally situated chordoma of the upper cervical spine. 29 Sep 2009
- The use of recombinant activated factor VIIa in coagulopathic traumatic brain injuries requiring emergent craniotomy: is it beneficial? 29 Sep 2009
- Syndrome of the trephined. 29 Sep 2009
- Factors affecting postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks after retrosigmoidal craniotomy for vestibular schwannomas. 29 Sep 2009
- Pus and free bone flaps. 29 Sep 2009
- Clinical and cytogenetic analysis of an intracranial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor induced by a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. 29 Sep 2009
- Rare intraparenchymal choroid plexus carcinoma resembling atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor diagnosed by immunostaining for INI1 protein. 29 Sep 2009
- The posterior petrosal approach: technique and applications in pediatric neurosurgery. 29 Sep 2009
- Modified orbitozygomatic craniotomy for craniopharyngioma resection in children. 29 Sep 2009
- Misleading functional magnetic resonance imaging mapping of the cortical hand representation in a 4-year-old boy with an arteriovenous malformation of the central region. 29 Sep 2009
- Unusual cause of leak in Datex Aisys. 29 Sep 2009
- The relative exposure of the operating room staff to sevoflurane during intracerebral surgery. 29 Sep 2009
- Use of drains versus no drains after burr-hole evacuation of chronic subdural haematoma: a randomised controlled trial. 24 Sep 2009
- Chronic subdural haematoma--to drain or not to drain? 24 Sep 2009
- [The range of craniosynostosis - timing and techniques of craniofacial repair] 7 Sep 2009
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Technical information about 'Craniotomy'
Definition: Any operation on the cranium or incision into the cranium. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Descriptor UI: D003399
Alternative terms: Craniotomy; Craniotomies;
Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;
Tree Number: E04.525.190;
History Note: 65(64)
Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition