Nervous System & Psychiatry - Q – Operative Terms of Nervous System & A – Meanin
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| carotid endarterectomy | incision and coring of the lining of the carotid artery to clear a blockage caused by the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque or a clot; an open procedure used to treat patients who are at risk for stroke
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| craniectomy | excision of part of the skull to approach the brain
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| craniotomy | incision into the skull to approach the brain
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| diskectomy or discectomy | removal of a herniated disk; often done percutaneously (per = through; cutaneous = skin)
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| endovascular | minimally invasive techniques for diagnosis and treatment of
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| neurosurgery | disorders within blood vessels of the neck, brain, and spinal cord using specialized catheters inserted percutaneously
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| interventional neuroradiology | (through the skin) into the femoral artery (in the groin) and guided by angiographic imaging to the treatment site; performed in a specialized angiographic laboratory by interventional neuroradiologists; common procedures are: percutaneous transluminal an
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| laminectomy | excision of one or more laminae of the vertebrae to approach the spinal cord
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| microsurgery | use of a microscope to dissect minute structures during surgery
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| neuroplasty | surgical repair of a nerve
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| spondylosyndesis | spinal fusion
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