How to Use craniotomy in a Sentence
craniotomy
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Over the next two-and-a-half hours, surgeons performed a craniotomy to remove the blood buildup (epidural hematoma) from Jaden's brain.
—Maria Carter, Woman's Day, 28 Apr. 2016
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A craniotomy is a procedure in which physicians temporarily remove part of the skull to reach the brain.
—Chad Pergram, Fox News, 17 July 2017
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The man was treated at Anand Rishi Hospital and craniotomy surgery, where a bone flap is removed so the brain can be accessed, was performed to remove the key.
—Fox News, 23 Apr. 2018
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Vorster said there are two procedures to relieve this pressure: a burr hole or craniotomy.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2019
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Fifteen out of the 18 patients required craniotomies, according to the report.
—Teddy Grant, ABC News, 1 May 2023
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Turner was under anesthetic while Ashkan and his colleagues performed the craniotomy, or removal of part of the skull.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2020
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The only fix consists of a three-hour surgery in which Nelson repairs the bone with a piece of the patient’s craniotomy and patches the dura with tissue taken from the muscle over the ear.
—Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2017
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Another craniotomy in Houston, just before Christmas, revealed a cyst in the same spot as the tumor.
—Melissa Gregory, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2020
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More severe cases involve a craniotomy, where doctors will remove a portion of the skull.
—Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 23 July 2019
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In order to do her vision work, her monkey has a craniotomy, a small hole in its skull to facilitate the attachment of electrodes.
—Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2020
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Sinbad's brain had also swollen, so doctors performed a craniotomy to relieve pressure and reduce the swelling.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
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Doctors discovered a brain tumor and rushed Sloane in for an emergency craniotomy to remove it.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2023
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The more recent development, after a third craniotomy, is seizures.
—CBS News, 20 Sep. 2022
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Taken in that light, a craniotomy can be a relaxing experience, rather than one of abject terror.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
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The procedure, now called a craniotomy, is used to relieve pressure on a swelling brain, or grant access to a stroke victim’s hemorrhaging blood vessel, among others.
—Christian Millman, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2019
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In one from 1987 Mr. Saul, looking like an addled Baby Yoda, has undergone a craniotomy which has left his brain exposed, letting us see its contents.
—New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020
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Smith and Elizabeth were shocked when doctors returned and revealed that Sloane had a brain tumor and required an emergency craniotomy — the surgical removal of part of the bone from the skull to expose the brain per Johns Hopkins.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
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The team implanted the system in a rat, performing a craniotomy to place 48 of the neurograins on the cerebral cortex—the outer layer of the brain—arranging the microchips to cover most of the motor and sensory areas.
—Emily Mullin, Wired, 13 Sep. 2021
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Since the pandemic began, Henry Ford doctors still were able to perform a heart transplant, two liver transplants and several craniotomies.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2020
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While performing a craniotomy to relieve some of the pressure, doctors noticed a bleed and he was placed on a ventilator in a medically-induced coma in the Neuro-ICU.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2022
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Modern surgeons sometimes use a similar procedure, called a craniotomy, to relieve pressure from bleeding under the membrane that surrounds the brain.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2022
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Called craniotomy, this skull-cutting technique is still used today during brain surgery to treat neurological diseases, injuries, tumors, and blood clots.
—Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2010
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Now by simply turning their head, the surgeon can explore a patient's anatomy and plan everything from the craniotomy, the surgical opening into the skull, to a clear surgical path and trajectory for the procedure.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2019
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A pathologist was in the operating room during the procedure, a minimally invasive craniotomy with an eyebrow incision, said his doctor, who added that the surgery lasted about three to four hours.
—Susan Scutti, CNN, 19 July 2017
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Today, doctors are using advanced techniques to perform neurosurgeries, including the awake craniotomy, laser ablation and biomarkers to light up the tumor.
—Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald, 25 May 2018
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McCain on July 14 underwent an emergency craniotomy to address a blood clot that was later revealed to be associated with glioblastoma, a deadly kind of brain cancer.
—Dan Nowicki, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2017
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On July 16, surgeons performed a craniotomy on McClellan.
—Karen Pearlman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2020
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This wasn't supposed to be a vicious uppercut, a malignant tumor that ultimately would require Ryan to undergo a craniotomy, then 42 weeks of chemotherapy with seven weeks of radiation.
—Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2017
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Over the past 29 years, Vivian has undergone a mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, Tamoxifen, a stem cell transplant, a craniotomy and other cancer treatments.
—Michelle Matthews, AL.com, 22 Mar. 2018
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During the procedure, called a craniotomy, surgeons successfully removed a 5-centimeter clot through an eyebrow incision.
—Amanda MacMillan, Time, 18 July 2017
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