Builder has UK-first brain aneurysm surgery via eye socket - and is already back on site

Andrew Wood, 61, was told he had a brain aneurysm - a swelling in a blood vessel in the brain - and faced a craniotomy, but ...
Medscape

Minimally Invasive Surgery vs Craniotomy After ICH

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) was associated with lower in-hospital mortality and better discharge outcomes than conventional open craniotomy, a new ...
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Robot-assisted laser procedure enables gentle craniotomy while patients are awake

To test complex brain functions during neurosurgical procedures, surgeons must operate on awake, locally anesthetized patients. This allows surgeons to interact with them and test how their ...

Grandfather receives pioneering UK-first operation to treat brain issue

A man has been spared from undergoing a craniotomy after surgeons performed a UK-first operation displacing his eye to treat ...
Medical Xpress

Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure:

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 ...

Brit grandad the first to have pioneering brain surgery through his EYE socket – and goes home hours later

A GRANDAD has undergone brain surgery through his eye socket in a UK-first, saving part of his skull from being cut off and ...
BMJ Open

Development and validation of three risk prediction models for clinical deterioration of patients after craniotomy: a retrospective cohort study in China

Objectives This study aimed to identify a deterioration prediction tool for patients after craniotomy. Design A retrospective cohort study. Setting Three large tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province, ...