cranial surgery
Skull-opening medical procedure
Cranial surgery is any surgical procedure performed on the skull or its contents.
The term covers operations ranging from removing tumors to relieving pressure after head trauma.
A craniotomy involves temporarily removing a section of skull bone to access the brain: The patient underwent cranial surgery to remove a blood clot.
- trepanationSurgical skull perforation
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- sterile fieldUncontaminated surgical workspace
- neurosurgeonSpinal cord and brain operator
- skullHead's bone casing
Chiari malformation · meninges · wound healing · aneurysm · brain tumor · neuropsychologist · drill · traumatic brain injury · anesthesiologist · steady hands · hydrocephalus · dura mater · scrubs · ICU · operating · infection prevention · intensive care unit · psychological support
- surgeriesappendectomy, hysterectomy, mastectomy, cholecystectomy, tonsillectomy
- ancient surgeryamputation, trepanation, cauterization, bloodletting, cautery
- war medicinecombat medic, combat medics, field hospital, field hospitals, medic
- skull fusioncoronal suture, lambdoid suture
- surgical navigationnavigation systems, optical tracking, tracking systems, reference frames, real-time tracking
cranial surgeryroutine checkup
Regular scheduled medical examination
wellness visit · annual physical · physical examination · health screening · office visit
cranial surgeryfoot surgery
Surgical intervention below ankle
toe surgery · abdominal surgery · cardiac surgery · hand surgery · spinal surgery
cranial surgerywatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
medication therapy · drug treatment · physical therapy · non-invasive treatment · palliative care