Cutting the Skull as a Surgical Approach or to Relieve

question 112

Multiple Choice

Cutting the skull as a surgical approach or to relieve intracranial pressure is

• A) craniectomy.
• B) stereotaxic radiosurgery.
• C) a CSF shunt.
• D) craniotomy.

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