any operation on the skull, as for surgery on the brain or for decompression of the fetal head in difficult labor

A surgical opening of the skull.

An operation in which the skull is opened to make the brain accessible for surgery.

Surgical procedure with an incision through the skull into the brain.

An opening made in the bones of your skull by a surgeon to get access to your brain. This is carried out under anaesthetic.

Surgical removal of the skull in small pieces.

a surgical opening through the skull

a kind of surgery in the brain itself toor repair bleeding in the brain

a surgical operation in which part of the skull (part of the cranium) is removed in order to access the brain

a surgical procedure in which a neurosurgeon opens a portion of the skull to operate on the affected portion of the brain

a type of brain surgery that is used to repair an aneurysm

a type of surgery done to open part of the skull, or cranium

a type of surgery in the brain itself to remove blood clots or repair bleeding in the brain

a circular opening made in the skull to expose the brain.

Surgical procedure where a section of the skull cap is temporarily removed during surgery.

temporary removal of a portion of the skull over the brain.

a surgical operation of the cranium resulting from removal of a tumor or aspiration and drainage of an abscess or blood clot.

A surgical opening into the skull that is performed to relieve intra-cranial pressure, control bleeding or remove a tumor.

the removal of a portion of the skull in order to access the brain in the performance of an operation with replacement of the same piece of bone at the end of the operation.

Surgical opening of the skull necessary for brain surgery. The bone is replaced after surgery.

The surgical opening of the skull.

surgical opening of the skull to gain access to the intracranial structures.

Opening of the skull, usually by creating a flap of bone.

an opening made into the skull for brain mapping and epilepsy surgery.

a surgical procedure in which the skull is opened to expose the brain

An opening made by a neurosurgeon to gain access to the brain.

Surgical operation on the brain in which a portion of the skull is removed in order to gain access to the brain. The portion of the skull that is removed is replaced (distinguish "craniectomy").

A procedure to open the skull to perform surgery on the brain.

Surgery involving the removal of skull bone to gain access to the brain and the bone is put back at the end of the operation.

Surgery performed on the skull where a portion of bone is removed to gain access to the brain, and the bone is put back in its place.

Operation to open the skull in order to reach the brain

A surgical "cutting" of an opening into the skull.

The surgical removal of a portion of the skull.

An operation in which an opening is made in the skull.

surgical opening in the skull.

A craniotomy is a surgical operation in which part of the skull, called a bone flap, is removed in order to access the brain. Craniotomies are necessary for many types of surgery including lesions, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and the implantation of deep brain stimulators for the treatment of Parkinson's, epilepsy and cerebellar tremor. They are also widely used in neuroscience in techniques such as extracellular recording, brain imaging, and manipulations such as electrical stimulation and chemical titration.