craniectomy

Indications

• cerebral edema with increased intracranial pressure due to
  • stroke
  • traumatic brain injury
  • intracranial neoplasm
• osteomyelitis of the skull
• bone neoplasm, osteosarcoma of the skull
• intracranial access for other procedures
  • tractotomy for chronic pain
  • intracranial exploration &/or decompression

Procedure

• removal of part of the skull
  • allows expansion of cerebral edema & relief of increased intracranial pressure
  • removes diseased bone

Notes

• proceure is controversial

More general terms

• neurosurgery
• ostectomy

More specific terms

• craniectomy for arachnoid cyst
• craniectomy for brain abscess
• craniectomy for brain tumor
• craniectomy for cerebellopontine angle tumor
• craniectomy for Chiari malformation
• craniectomy for craniosynostosis
• craniectomy for medullary tractotomy
• craniectomy for mesencephalic tractotomy/pedunculotomy
• craniectomy for osteomyelitis