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== Description == | == Description == | ||
A craniotomy is an operation where a part of the skull is removed in order to perform surgery on the brain<ref>Brain and Spine Foundation. Craniotomy Factsheet. Available from https://www.brainandspine.org.uk/our-publications/our-fact-sheets/craniotomy/ (Accessed 09/06/2022)</ref>. < | A craniotomy is an operation where a part of the skull is removed in order to perform surgery on the brain<ref>Brain and Spine Foundation. Craniotomy Factsheet. Available from https://www.brainandspine.org.uk/our-publications/our-fact-sheets/craniotomy/ (Accessed 09/06/2022)</ref>. If the removed part of bone is not put back, the operation is instead called a craniectomy, and the following surgery where the skull is reconstructed is called a cranioplasty<ref name=":0">Fernández-de Thomas RJ, De Jesus O. Craniotomy. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, 2022</ref>. | ||
== Indication == | == Indication == | ||
A craniotomy may be used in the treatment and/ or diagnosis of a number of conditions including<ref>Johns Hopkins Medicine. Craniotomy. Available from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/craniotomy (Accessed 03/06/2022)</ref>: | A craniotomy may be used in the treatment and/ or diagnosis of a number of conditions including<ref>Johns Hopkins Medicine. Craniotomy. Available from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/craniotomy (Accessed 03/06/2022)</ref><ref name=":0" />: | ||
* Brain tumours. | * Brain tumours. | ||
* Brain haematoma. | |||
* Aneurysms. | * Aneurysms. | ||
* Blood clots. | * Blood clots. | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
A craniotomy is an operation where a part of the skull is removed in order to perform surgery on the brain[1]. If the removed part of bone is not put back, the operation is instead called a craniectomy, and the following surgery where the skull is reconstructed is called a cranioplasty[2].
Indication[edit | edit source]
A craniotomy may be used in the treatment and/ or diagnosis of a number of conditions including[3][2]:
- Brain tumours.
- Brain haematoma.
- Aneurysms.
- Blood clots.
- Increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).
- Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs).
- Brain abscesses.
- Dura mater tear.
- Skull fractures.
- Epilepsy.
- To implant stimulator devices for movement disorders.
Types of craniotomy[edit | edit source]
Craniotomies can be classified by the location, size or surgical technique[4]
The location classifications are[5]:
- Frontal
- Temporal
- Parietal
- Occipital
- Pterional (Frontotemporal)
- Suboccipital
- Retrosigmoid
- Orbitozygomatic
Another type of craniotomy is an awake craniotomy, where the patient is woken up during the procedure[6].
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Pre-Op[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Brain and Spine Foundation. Craniotomy Factsheet. Available from https://www.brainandspine.org.uk/our-publications/our-fact-sheets/craniotomy/ (Accessed 09/06/2022)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fernández-de Thomas RJ, De Jesus O. Craniotomy. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, 2022
- ↑ Johns Hopkins Medicine. Craniotomy. Available from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/craniotomy (Accessed 03/06/2022)
- ↑ Neurosurgeons of New Jersey. Understanding the Types and Purpose of Craniotomy. Available from: https://www.neurosurgeonsofnewjersey.com/blog/types-of-craniotomy/ (Accessed 09/06/2022).
- ↑ Rao, D., Le, R. T., Fiester, P., Patel, J., Rahmathulla, G. An Illustrative Review of Common Modern Craniotomies. Journal of clinical imaging science. 2020: 10; 81.
- ↑ Medindia. Craniotomy. Available from: https://www.medindia.net/surgicalprocedures/craniotomy.htm (Accessed 03/06/2022).
