A craniectomy is a type of brain surgery in which doctors remove a section of a person’s skull. Doctors do this surgery to ease pressure on the brain that happens because of swelling or bleeding. They ...

A craniotomy and craniectomy are two types of surgeries that involve removing a flap of bone from your skull to reveal part of your brain. During a craniotomy, the flap of bone is replaced at the end ...

A decompressive craniectomy is brain surgery that removes a portion of the skull. When the brain swells following an injury, the pressure in the brain can build inside the skull, causing further ...

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, ...

Decompressive craniectomy (DC)—a surgical procedure that involves removal of part of the skull to accommodate brain swelling—has been used for many years in the management of patients with brain ...

LOS ANGELES ― A common dilemma in neurosurgery is whether to immediately replace the bone flap in the skull after surgical treatment of an acute subdural hematoma. In a new study, outcomes were nearly ...

Hayley Erbert has been on her recovery journey ever since undergoing brain surgery. She shared her experience on the Oct. 15 episode of “Dancing With the Stars,” where husband Derek Hough recalled his ...

Just hours after Roy Horn was mauled by one of his tigers, doctors reportedly removed a portion of the Las Vegas illusionist’s skull. Recent reports note that the fragment was implanted in a pouch in ...

"While this isn’t the holiday season either of us envisioned, it’s one that we’re incredibly grateful to have," wrote the 'Dancing with the Stars' judge Derek Hough/ Instagram; Jesse Grant/Getty Derek ...

After an emergency craniectomy, the "Dancing with the Stars" dancer now needs surgery to replace a portion of her cranium. Hayley Erbert isn't out of the woods yet. Derek Hough updated his followers ...