A craniotomy and craniectomy are two types of surgeries that involve removing a flap of bone from your skull to reveal part of your brain. During a craniotomy, the flap of bone is replaced at the ...

For a craniotomy, doctors open the skull the same way. However, they replace the bone when they have finished operating. After a craniectomy surgery, you will need to stay in the hospital.

Traumatic acute subdural hematomas frequently warrant surgical evacuation by means of a craniotomy (bone flap replaced) or decompressive craniectomy (bone flap not replaced). Craniectomy may ...

Dr. Greg Vigna, discusses article in the New England Journal of Medicine on April 23, 2023, Decompressive Craniectomy vs Craniotomy for Acute Subdural Hematoma. Subdural hematomas result from ...

A total of 228 patients were assigned to the craniotomy group and 222 to the decompressive craniectomy group. The researchers assessed the outcomes for these patients and their quality of life up ...

Among adults requiring surgical evacuation for traumatic acute subdural hematoma, it is not known whether decompressive craniectomy is associated with improved outcomes over craniotomy.