Minimally invasive surgery for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage is linked to lower in-hospital mortality and better ...

Most brain surgery requires doctors to remove part of the skull to access hard-to-reach areas or tumors. It's invasive, risky, and it takes a long time for the patient to recover. A mother says years ...

Pterional craniotomy is a surgery that involves removing part of the skull to access the skull base. Doctors widely use the procedure for managing certain lesions, tumors, and aneurysms. Pterional ...

A supratentorial craniotomy is a surgery that involves temporarily removing a piece of bone in the skull to allow access to the brain. A person may have this surgery to treat tumors, bleeding, or ...

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 end ...

LOS ANGELES ― A common dilemma in neurosurgery is whether to immediately replace the bone flap in the skull after surgical treatment of an acute subdural hematoma. In a new study, outcomes were nearly ...

A meningioma is a benign (noncancerous) tumor that grows in the lining of the brain. It can be located anywhere within the skull, including the base of the brain. Treatment options for meningiomas ...