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From Brain Surgery to the Ball Field: The Luck of a Teen Athlete  -  ‎Nov 18, 2009‎
Reader's DigestFor decades, a surgeon treating a patient with a colloid cyst has performed a craniotomy—removing part of the skull and exposing the brain, then digging in ...

Frontal skull craniotomy combined with moderate-dose radiotherapy effectively ...  -  ‎Nov 12, 2009‎
7thSpace Interactive (press release)Therefore, a frontal skull craniotomy with an epidural entrance to the orbital space was performed, to completely extirpate the orbital mass. ...

A BITTERSWEET WEEKEND  -  ‎Nov 15, 2009‎
PhilBoxing.comAfter being declared the winner by a wide margin over Luis Melendez, Gorres collapsed and underwent an emergency craniotomy and decompressive craniectomy to ...

Tenet Hospitals Awarded 257 CIGNA HealthCare Quality Designations  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
ReutersDisc Surgery and Vaginal Delivery * Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, San Louis Obispo - Caesarean Section, Adult Craniotomy, Disc Surgery, ...

Three face attempted murder, hate crimes charges  -  ‎Nov 10, 2009‎
Washington PostOne of the victims, a 30-year-old woman, was struck on the forehead, fracturing her skull and causing bleeding in her brain that required a craniotomy, ...

Effects of unilateral decompressive craniectomy on patients with unilateral ...  -  ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
7thSpace Interactive (press release)There is controversy about the effects of craniotomy on acute post-traumatic BS. The aim of the present clinical study was to assess the efficacy of ...

Wendy E. Wilkening Medical Fund-Raiser  -  ‎Oct 29, 2009‎
Orlando SentinelShe was put on life support and a craniotomy was performed next day to relieve pressure on her brain. In the following days her doctors were able to take ...

Baby With Two Heads Dies During Delivery  -  ‎Nov 12, 2009‎
BernamaThey thought there was a swelling on the baby's breast and decided to conduct a craniotomy in which the baby's second head was crushed to allow the baby's ...

Theater Review: 'A New Brain'  -  ‎Nov 10, 2009‎
In Utah This WeekSo, craniotomy tomorrow." There's also some very catchy music; I'm still humming the finale, "Time and Music." A climactic moment comes when Roger invites ...

Doctors hope new vaccine keeps tumors away for good  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
WNDU-TVHe had a craniotomy, where surgeons remove part of the skull and cut out the cancer. The operation went well, but doctors are always concerned the tumors ...

Mental giants  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
Globe and MailAn exploratory craniotomy. Dr. Feindel would open Mr. Graham's skull while his patient was awake and look for a cancerous growth. ...

Brain surgery done through nose  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
The Press Association..."Conventionally, he would have undergone a bifrontal craniotomy with its associated risks of epilepsy and stroke. It would also have required the patient to ...

Northeast Ohio Health and Medical Consumer News  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
Plain DealerBecause subdural grid placement requires a craniotomy (removal of a piece of the skull) and a second surgery to remove the grids after the seizure data is ...

Jamaica's top bio-ethicist warns against criminalising abortion  -  ‎Nov 7, 2009‎
Jamaica Observer...carry the pregnancy to term. d) A pregnant woman in difficult labour will die unless a craniotomy (crushing the head of the unborn foetus) is performed. ...

The Price We Pay for Loved Ones  -  ‎Nov 5, 2009‎
The LedgerCampanelli performed five brain surgeries on my son, including a craniotomy to remove a portion of skull to ease brain swelling. In the early days, ...

The Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
MetapsychologyThe Catholic tradition of "pastoral medicine", enveloping the perspective of this tradition regarding Cesarean section and craniotomy, likewise draws the ...

Swift and Supersized FDA Enforcement  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
Medical Device Link (press release)He showed a slide of a large craniotomy cut made to implant deep-brain stimulator leads. Is the next innovative step from this the evolutionary one of a ...

'MIRACLE' SURVIVOR RAISES AWARENESS OF BRAIN TUMOURS  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
Community Newswire...went from being a person who was sorted out with a 16p packet of paracetamol, to being rushed into the operating room for a craniotomy, in just 11 days. ...

Bayi Berkepala Dua Meninggal  -  ‎Nov 11, 2009‎
GatraIa menjelaskan, saat sang ibu memberi tahu bahwa sebenarnya bayi tersebut punya dua kepala, dokter akhirnya melakukan "craniotomy", dengan menghancurkan ...

週一到週五  -  ‎Nov 9, 2009‎
大愛新聞Doctors performed a craniotomy and clipped six aneurisms. "My whole face was split open and had become crooked. I thought, just as I had finally found my ...

href=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i43a49e1357669d61218e0916b02d38cd"Philanthropy in Hollywood: Agents of Change  -  16 Jul 2009
Hollywood ReporterThey asked him to perform the brain surgery, a craniotomy. What was killing me was a blood clot that had formed and it was compressing my brain.

href=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090716/LIFE/907160330/-1/ENTERTAIN"Ancient surgical procedure saves 90-year-old's life  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
South Coast TodayOkpaku says he used essentially the same ancient cure (now called a craniotomy), but with the advantage of modern imaging techniques to tell him exactly

href=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/10/DDA218K196.DTL"Every little list tells a story  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
San Francisco ChronicleHurry, if you act now, you can get your craniotomy here: Bob Hirshfeld was taken by the compelling Alameda magazine ad for Eden Medical Center, which offers

href=http://www.nhpr.org/node/25993"Drilling Away The Demons  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
NHPRThat's the practice of drilling a hole in the skull, or craniotomy in modern terminology. Some anthropologists think that trepanation was used in tribal

href=http://hudsonreporter.com/pages/home_top_section/push?article-Focused+on+survival-UC+woman+with+brain+aneurysm+has+potentially+life-saving+surgery+%E2%80%93+twice-%20&link=push::target_page&id=2806977-Focused+on+survival-UC+woman+with+brain+aneurysm+has+potentially+life-saving+surgery+%E2%80%93+twice-&instance=west%20new%20york_story_left_column"Focused on survival UC woman with brain aneurysm has potentially ...  -  ‎Jun 27, 2009‎
The Hudson ReporterFinally, Albedhady had a craniotomy to remove the aneurysm that could have killed her. Afterward, she didn't want to hear about every detail of the 12-hour

href=http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/brai/628670.html"Technology Takes a Step Toward Treating Paralysis  -  ‎Jul 9, 2009‎
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAfter a craniotomy, the grid-like array on a thin layer of silicone was laid directly on the sections of the brain responsible for arm and hand movements.

href=http://gazettextra.com/news/2009/jun/22/mercy-trauma-center-keeping-patients-town/"Mercy trauma center is keeping patients in town  -  ‎Jun 22, 2009‎
Janesville GazetteWhen Vicky Swenson told people her 15-year-old son had a craniotomy after a truck accident, the first question many asked was, "Where is he? Madison?

href=http://www.timesanddemocrat.com/articles/2009/06/22/news/doc4a3da9a981c81258177292.txt"Missing 'Miss Amie' - Wreck victim emerges from coma, wants her cat  -  ‎Jun 21, 2009‎
Orangeburg Times DemocratThe young woman also had a craniotomy to relieve the pressure on her brain. The upper portion of her skull will have to be put back in about six months.

href=http://www.oakdaleleader.com/news/article/338/"Teen Clears Hurdles On Way To Eagle Rank  -  ‎Jul 1, 2009‎
Oakdale LeaderAs the stint released the blood from creating pressure on the 15-year-old's brain, plans were made for a craniotomy to repair the fracture.

href=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/24/746149/-My-MotherNurse....and-now-Patient."My Mother- Nurse....and now Patient.  -  ‎Jun 24, 2009‎
Daily KosI was able to see the CT images with the Neurosurgeon and his words of "survivability" and "emergency craniotomy" only added to the surreality of the moment

href=http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090630/NATIONAL/706309970/1010"Brain surgeons cleared of negligence in operation  -  ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
The National...in March how the swelling had induced a stroke, making it necessary to perform a craniotomy – remove the section of skull – to save the patient's life.

href=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5626625/Small-steps-how-Edwyn-Collins-learnt-to-draw-again.html"Small steps: how Edwyn Collins learnt to draw again  -  ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
Telegraph.co.ukEdwyn has had a craniotomy, which means a piece of skull has been removed. It is fairly sizeable and will allow his brain to do a little postoperative

href=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=61966&n_tit=UAE+to+House+International+Renewable+Energy+Agency+(Irena)+Headquarters"UAE to House International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena ...  -  ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
Daijiworld.com...in March how the swelling had induced a stroke, making it necessary to perform a craniotomy – remove the section of skull – to save the patient's life.

Local Woman Recovering From Awake Brain Surgery  -  Feb 5, 2009
WHIOtv.com,Kettering Medical Center neurosurgeon Asif Bashir, MD, performed an awake craniotomy on Debbie on Oct. 14. It was only the third time such a procedure had

Spousal caregivers need attention  -  Feb 4, 2009
Sun-Sentinel.com,This article is not about Muriel, who is recovering rapidly from her craniotomy. It's about how I'll respond in the future to friends who hurry to the ER as

Mortality rates high at 2 local hospitals  -  Jan 23, 2009
San Diego Union Tribune,Tri-City fell below average for acute stroke, gastrointestinal hemorrhage and craniotomy, a surgery that removes a portion of the skull.

Area musicians rally around family of young girl with brain tumor  -  Jan 21, 2009
Memphis Commercial Appeal,In 2007, Anna Ives, then 2, had a craniotomy, during which part of her skull was removed so a tumor could be taken out. Brain tumor patient Anna Ives, 4,

The First Wake  -  Feb 3, 2009
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),A large subdural hematoma swiftly incapacitated him, and he never woke up again despite an emergency craniotomy. It was devastating to his family,

Surgery to remove blood that collects in the brain  -  Jan 21, 2009
guardian.co.uk,A craniotomy is a cut made into the skull (which is also known as the cranium). This is done after a CT scan (a type of X-ray), so that doctors can check

REMINDER: Children's Hospital Boston Presents a Roundtable ...  -  Jan 28, 2009
MSNBCDr. Smith will narrate the craniotomy, opening holes in the "bubble" of the cyst (fenestration) and the creation of a drainage path.

Mortality Rates for California Hospitals Released  -  Jan 26, 2009
HealthNews,...pancreatic resection, craniotomy, carotid endarterectomy, and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; and three indicators of in-hospital deaths

OCEANSIDE: Tri-City tagged in mortality report  -  Jan 23, 2009
North County Times - Californian,...said Friday that the state report gave the hospital an worse-than-average rating based on one patient who died during a craniotomy procedure in 2006.

Hospitals dispute death data  -  Jan 22, 2009
Contra Costa Times,Findings from 2007 showed Little Company of Mary in San Pedro had a 17 percent mortality rate in craniotomy procedures, which involves removing part of the

An Intraoperative Brain Shift Monitor Using Shear Mode ...  -  Jan 23, 2009
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)...yet ultrasound is rarely used during neurosurgery largely because of the craniotomy requirement to achieve sufficiently useful signals. Methods.

County's hospitals' mortality rates tallied  -  Jan 23, 2009
The Salinas Californian,The hospitals did not have cases in the other five procedures and conditions of esophageal and pancreatic resections, craniotomy, carotid endarterectomy and

Report shows Sierra View District Hospital with improved rating  -  Jan 22, 2009
Porterville Recorder,The other five areas addressed in the report include measuring death from esophageal resection, pancreatic resection, craniotomy, gastro intestinal

Death rates higher at some Bakersfield hospitals  -  Jan 22, 2009
KGET 17,...and San Joaquin Community Hospital all had higher death rates in the craniotomy category, which is anytime the skull is opened for surgery.

Child survives fall, rod in head  -  Jan 16, 2009
Times of India,He was put under general anaesthesia, a craniotomy (surgical procedure in which a part of the skull is removed to reach the brain) performed and the rod

Concomitant cardiac and cerebral leiomyosarcoma: A challenge for ...  -  Jan 21, 2009
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryThe patient underwent a second craniotomy. Subsequent tumor staging revealed a spleen metastasis, followed by splenectomy. The tumor specimen demonstrated a

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S. Idaho man undergoes alternative surgery to remove brain tumor  -  Dec 27, 2008
Fort Mills Times,Prior to 2004, fixing the problem required a full craniotomy, the partial retraction of the brain and resulted in a recovery that took between four months

Recovering Ballesteros leaves hospital  -  Dec 9, 2008
CNN InternationalIn a second operation, on October 16, a part of his skull was removed -- a procedure known as decompressive craniotomy -- to allow room for a swelling brain

Ballesteros back in intensive care  -  Dec 3, 2008
Sports NetworkThat procedure, known as a 'decompressive craniotomy,' was done to relieve pressure that was building on his brain. His third surgery was necessary to

21st Century Brain Surgery: Minimally Invasive Endonasal Approach ...  -  Dec 8, 2008
MarketWatchEarlier surgical strategies included cutting through the skull (craniotomy), or making an incision under the upper lip. This latter procedure, called

somalia:Captains of Chinese warships on Somalia mission interviewed  -  Dec 27, 2008
Mareeg,Our medical teams can do operations, even including craniotomy, in facilities equivalent to those of a small hospital. Reporter: We know that these three

Ask the Doctor at Saint John’s: Minimally Invasive Brain and ...  -  Dec 18, 2008
Santa Monica Mirror,Commonly used approaches at the Brain Tumor Center are the supra-orbital “eyebrow� craniotomy (via an incision through the eyebrow), the endonasal approach

Crystal Ball for Brain Aneurysms  -  Dec 15, 2008
ABC7Chicago.com,Surgical treatment of aneurysms involves a craniotomy, or removing a portion of the skull. Brain tissue is moved aside and surgeons stop blood flow to the



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