any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery
2.
the surgical crushing of a fetal skull to extract a dead fetus
Examples of 'craniotomies' in a sentence
craniotomies
The aim of this study was to prove the feasibility of piezoelectric endoscopic transnasal craniotomies.
Peter Valentin Tomazic, Verena Gellner, Wolfgang Koele, Georg Philipp Hammer, EvaMaria Braun, Claus Gerstenberger, Georg Clarici, Etienne Holl, Hannes Braun, HeinzStammberger, Michael Mokry 2014, 'Feasibility of Piezoelectric Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Craniotomy: A Cadaveric Study',BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/341876. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This iatrogenic injury resulted from two prior craniotomies for excision of craniopharyngioma and its recurrence.
Monisha Goyal, Matthew Thompson, Alyssa Reddy, Allan Harrison, Jeffrey Blount 2014, 'Epilepsy surgery in bifrontal injury from prior craniopharyngioma resections', Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323213000443. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The predictions on stress and displacements were compared for three different craniotomies.
Alvaro Valencia, Benjamin Blas, Jaime H. Ortega 2012, 'Modeling of Brain Shift Phenomenon for Different Craniotomies and Solid Models', Journal of Applied Mathematicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/409127. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The study cohort included all patients undergoing clean, nonimplant, fresh, elective craniotomies at our institute.
R. Shetty, S. Dwarakanath, H.B. Veena Kumari, S. Sampath, B.A. Chandramouli 2017, 'A Comparative Evaluation of Risk Factors and Various Antibiotic Regimens in PostoperativeNeurosurgical Infections: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study', Indian Journal of Neurosurgeryhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1581977. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patients underwent uni or bifrontal craniotomies.
Osvaldo Inácio de Tella Jr, Manoel Antonio de Paiva Neto, Marco Antonio Herculano,Atílio Faedo Neto 2006, 'Meningeoma da goteira olfatória Olfactory groove meningioma', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000100017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The tumor was completely removed via three craniotomies.
Geraldo Pianetti Filho, Luiz Fernando Fonseca, Márcia Cristina da Silva 2002, 'Choroid plexus papilloma and Aicardi syndrome: case report Papiloma do plexo coróideoe síndrome de Aicardi: relato de caso', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2002000600023. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In most cases, surgery was delayed and the 42 patients needed 57 craniotomies for clipping the aneurysms.
Nelson Martelli, Benedicto Oscar Colli, João Alberto Assirati Jr, Hélio Rubens Machado,Roberto Parente Jr 1988, 'Surgical treatment of multiple intracranial aneurysms', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1988000200001&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Group 1 comprises 7 patientes with symptoms of a space-occupying lesion; in these patients craniotomies were perfomed with good results.
Nubor Orlando Facure, José Jorge Facure, Joaquim N. Cruz 1976, 'Processos inflamatorios cronicos do sistema nervoso central: aspectos neurocirurgicosInflamatory chronic processes of the central nervous system: neurosurgical aspects',Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1976000100006. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)