Background: For cases of severe traumatic brain injury, during primary operation, neurosurgeons usually face a dilemma of whether or not to remove the bone flap after mass lesion evacuation.

For patients with refractory traumatic intracranial hypertension, the impact of decompressive craniectomy on clinical outcomes is still a matter of debate. Some consider this surgery a way to prevent ...

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 prevent ...

We report a 23-year-old woman with right homonymous hemianopia and incomplete left inferior quadrantanopia and paracentral scotoma secondary to head trauma from a gunshot wound. The patient underwent ...

A controversial procedure that involves removing a portion of a patient's skull can save lives when people have severe brain injuries, a new study finds. The surgery, called a decompressive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with posttraumatic refractory intracranial hypertension treated with decompressive craniectomy showed ...

A major international trial has concluded that, where possible, surgeons should replace the removed section of the skull following surgery to treat a form of brain haemorrhage. This approach will save ...

Decompressive craniectomy is a surgical procedure in which a large skull section is removed, and the underlying dura mater is opened widely. 1 The procedure has been shown to reduce mortality when ...