A decompressive craniectomy is brain surgery that removes a portion of the skull. When the brain swells following an injury, the pressure in the brain can build inside the skull, causing further ...

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 ...

Decompressive craniectomy appears to be beneficial in patients with severe deep intracerebral hemorrhage, new research suggested. Although the results just missed statistical significance ...

At present, there are two approaches to such surgery. One approach is a decompressive craniectomy, which involves leaving a section of the skull out – which can be as large as 13cm in length ...

It's unclear whether the cranioplasty was performed because of Erbert's craniectomy, but the National Library of Medicine says the procedure can take place after a decompressive craniectomy.

Supportive care for brain edema may include any combination of the following: Removing part of the skull to relieve intracranial pressure; this procedure is called decompressive craniectomy.

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 ...