Plan - Treatments and Therapies - Surgical Procedures and Treatments Flashcards
1
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cerebrotomy
A
incision into the brain
2
Q
chemotherapy
A
treatment using chemicals
3
Q
craniectomy
A
removal of a piece of the skull
4
Q
craniotomy
A
incision into the skull
5
Q
endarterectomy
A
removal of the inside of an artery
6
Q
endovascular neurosurgery
A
surgery on the nervous system performed by entering the body through blood vessels
7
Q
lobectomy
A
removal of a lobe
8
Q
lobotomy
A
incision into a lobe
9
Q
neurectomy
A
removal of a nerve
10
Q
neuroloysis
A
destruction of nerve tissue
11
Q
neuroplasty
A
reconstruction of a nerve
12
Q
neurorrhaphy
A
suturing of a nerve (often the severed ends of a nerve)
13
Q
neurotomy
A
incision into a nerve
