Craniotomy Procedure in Neurosurgery
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What is the purpose of a craniotomy?

  • To create a bony flap in the skull
  • To gain access to intracranial structures (correct)
  • To remove a tumor
  • To control hemorrhage
  • In which approach is the skull cut above the tentorium?

  • Supratentorial craniotomy (correct)
  • Infratentorial craniotomy
  • Burr hole approach
  • Transsphenoidal approach
  • What is the main purpose of the transsphenoidal approach?

  • Removing a tumor in the sella turcica (correct)
  • Evacuating a blood clot
  • Decompression of ventricles
  • Evacuating an intracranial hematoma
  • In which procedure are burr holes used?

    <p>Evacuating an intracranial hematoma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of a bone flap created in the skull during a craniotomy?

    <p>To gain access to intracranial structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

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