Medicaladdictsalmost 8 years ago

During a Neurosurgery

The image shows a Cranioplasty being applied with screws.Cranioplasty refers to surgical reconstruction of a defect or deformity in skull. This patient required such a procedure after decompressive bilateral craniectomy because of generalized brain edema. At some point patient developed infection of the reimplanted autologous skull flaps, and their removal was necessary. Additionally, Massive subgaleal hygromas were found. Intraoperatively, the hygromas have been drained, multiple defects of the dura were covered, and cranioplasty has been done