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craniectomy
(redirected from Decompressive craniectomy)

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cra·ni·ec·to·my (krn-kt-m)
n.
Surgical removal of a portion of the cranium.
craniectomy
[krā′nē·ek′təmē]
Etymology: Gk, kranion, cranium, ektomē, excision
the surgical removal of a portion of the cranium.
craniectomy [kra″ne-ek´to-me]
excision of a segment of the skull.
craniectomy (krā·nē·ekˑ·t·mē),
n removal of a section of the skull by surgical means.
craniectomy
excision of a segment of the skull.
suboccipital craniectomy
the surgical approach is to the caudal cerebellum.
craniectomy
Neurosurgery The surgical excision of bone to access the brain. See Metal plate in the head.
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A decompressive craniectomy involves removing part of the skull to relieve intracranial pressure.
Ballesteros' condition stable - hospital by AFP / AFP Global Edition
The procedure was needed to reduce pressure and a statement from the La Paz hospital in Madrid read: "The patient is stable and remains under observation in the intensive care unit, having undergone a decompressive craniectomy after suffering from a decrease in the level of consciousness due to a cerebral edema.
FEARS FOR SEVE by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The procedure was needed to reduce pressure, and a statement from the La Paz hospital, in Madrid, read: "The patient is stable and remains under observation in the intensive care unit, having undergone a decompressive craniectomy after suffering from a decrease in the level of consciousness due to a cerebral edema.
Further surgery for golf superstar by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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