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Craniotomy

A craniotomy is a type of brain surgery where surgeons temporarily remove a portion of the skull to access the brain. Surgeons often perform them to treat serious conditions like brain tumors, hemorrhages, and to remove foreign bodies such as bullets. A craniotomy is different from a craniectomy (in which the skull flap is not immediately replaced…

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eMedicine
1890449
ICD-9-CM
01.2
MeSH
D003399

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Craniotomy

Nodes70
Edges69
Triples25
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028571
Components1

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related to Meningitis and infection · 7
Craniotomy → According, In, Journal, Meningitis, Nearly, Neurosurgery, Perioperative
related to Neurologic deficit · 4
Craniotomy → About, Conway, Neurologic, The
related to Cerebrospinal fluid leak · 3
Craniotomy → Cerebrospinal, CSF, Systematic
related to Complications · 2
Craniotomy → Complications, How
related to Post-operative pain · 2
Craniotomy → Post-craniotomy, This
eMedicine · 1
Craniotomy → 1890449
ICD-9-CM · 1
Craniotomy → 01.2
MeSH · 1
Craniotomy → D003399
is a · 1
Craniotomy → type of brain surgery where surgeons temporarily remove a portion of the skull to access the brain
related to Hemorrhage · 1
Craniotomy → Systematic

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skull approach brain tumors intracranial used surgery surgeons cranial often meningitis lesions access procedure seizure resection patients due flap remove

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CraniotomyeMedicine18904491.00infobox
CraniotomyICD-9-CM01.21.00infobox
CraniotomyMeSHD0033991.00infobox
Craniotomyis atype of brain surgery where surgeons temporarily remove a portion of the skull to access the brain0.90text
bulletsinstance ofand to remove foreign bodies0.80text
vestibular schwannoma or meningiomainstance ofresection of skull base tumors0.80text
Craniotomyrelated to Cerebrospinal fluid leakCerebrospinal0.60section
Craniotomyrelated to Cerebrospinal fluid leakSystematic0.60section
Craniotomyrelated to Cerebrospinal fluid leakCSF0.60section
Craniotomyrelated to ComplicationsComplications0.60section
Craniotomyrelated to ComplicationsHow0.60section
Craniotomyrelated to HemorrhageSystematic0.60section

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