FOCUS16-233 Video Abstract from JNS Publishing Group on Vimeo. CLEVELAND, Oct. 3 (UPI) --Lasers can be used to remove large, "inoperable" brain tumors, including glioblastoma, with the help of a "mini ...

CLEVELAND -- A new paper in the October issue of the journal Neurosurgical Focus finds the use of laser beneficial for the removal of large, "inoperable" glioblastoma (GBM) and other types of brain ...

I was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor, and I'm terrified of the idea of brain surgery. Are there less invasive ...

A craniotomy is type of brain surgery. It involves removing part of the skull, or cranium, to access the brain. The bone is replaced when the surgery is done. In general, a craniotomy is done to ...

Craniotomy is a procedure in which a surgeon removes a section of the skull and replaces the piece of bone, or bone flap, immediately afterward using titanium screws and plates. In craniectomy, ...

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 ...