craniotomies
Surgical skull openings
Craniotomies is the plural of craniotomy, a surgical procedure in which part of the skull is temporarily removed to access the brain.
Surgeons perform craniotomies to remove tumors, relieve pressure, repair aneurysms, or treat other conditions affecting the brain: The patient underwent two craniotomies following the accident.
Head's bone casing
- dura materOutermost cerebral membrane
- cerebrumBrain's largest division
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- brainSeat of cognition
hemispheres · lobes · gyri · sulci · frontal · parietal · temporal · occipital
Controlled cut into tissue
- bone flapExcised skull portion for surgery
- dura materOutermost cerebral membrane
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- exposureState of being unprotected
closure · hemostasis · suture · drainage · cranioplasty · titanium plates · wound closure · skin flap
Precise surgical knife
- craniotomeSurgical bone-cutting device
- perforatorDevice that makes holes
- retractorTool exposing surgical field
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
hemostat · microscope · endoscope · suction · pneumatic drill
Abnormal tissue mass
- gliomaNeoplasm of neural support cells
- meningiomaTumor from protective brain layers
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
hemorrhage · abscess · hydrocephalus · epilepsy · traumatic brain injury · subdural · epidural · cyst
Spinal cord and brain operator
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- sterile fieldUncontaminated surgical workspace
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
intraoperative · postoperative · ICU · recovery · informed consent · surgical team · scrub nurse · anesthesiologist
skull
Head's bone casing
- dura materOutermost cerebral membrane
- cerebrumBrain's largest division
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
brain · hemispheres · lobes · gyri · sulci · frontal · parietal · temporal · occipital · sutures
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- bone flapExcised skull portion for surgery
- dura materOutermost cerebral membrane
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
exposure · closure · hemostasis · suture · drainage · cranioplasty · titanium plates · wound closure · skin flap · irrigation
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- craniotomeSurgical bone-cutting device
- perforatorDevice that makes holes
- retractorTool exposing surgical field
forceps · hemostat · microscope · endoscope · suction · pneumatic drill
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
- gliomaNeoplasm of neural support cells
- meningiomaTumor from protective brain layers
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
hematoma · hemorrhage · abscess · hydrocephalus · epilepsy · traumatic brain injury · subdural · epidural · cyst · metastasis
neurosurgeon
Spinal cord and brain operator
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- sterile fieldUncontaminated surgical workspace
preoperative · intraoperative · postoperative · ICU · recovery · informed consent · surgical team · scrub nurse · anesthesiologist · monitoring
craniotomiesradiosurgery
Targeted radiation destroying tumors
medical management · watchful waiting · medication therapy · observation
craniotomiesmedication therapy
Treatment using prescribed drugs
drug treatment · watchful waiting · observation · palliative care · physical therapy