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corticectomy

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corticectomy /cor·ti·cec·to·my/ (kor?ti-sek´tah-me) topectomy.

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corticectomy

excision of an area of cerebral cortex, as of a scar or microgyrus in the treatment of focal epilepsy. Not a procedure used in veterinary surgery.

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Corticectomy (1 cm in length and depth) was performed in the middle frontal gyrus for direct subpial placement of the Tisseel into the brain parenchyma.

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