A five-month-old Tanzanian baby underwent complex skull reconstruction surgery in Delhi to correct a rare deformity. Diagnosed with craniosynostosis, the child's skull bones had fused prematurely, ...

Surgical repair of craniosynostosis typically occurs during infancy. The procedure has a high success rate with a very low risk of long-term side effects. Most babies go on to live typical, healthy ...

Isabel “Isa” Tirado, a lively 10-year-old, was diagnosed at age 7 with craniopharyngioma, a rare brain tumor that damaged her vision. A specialized team at University of Utah Health performed ...

It is a very technically precise surgery that was performed on an infant whose skull had fused too early. “We evaluated that patient and we decided an endoscopic would be appropriate since they were ...

A surgeon dropped a fragment of a woman’s skull while she underwent surgery for terminal brain cancer — and joked about the “three second rule” — prompting her to nickname him “Dr. Butterfingers.” Abi ...

A piece of Fernando Cluster’s skull was removed during emergency brain surgery in 2022. But when it was time to put it back, the hospital couldn’t find it, the suit says. By Jesus Jiménez A Georgia ...

Abi Feltham said she nicknamed her surgeon “Dr. Butterfingers” after the mishap Abi Feltham/INSTARimages Abi Feltham, 37, shared that her surgeon dropped a fragment of her skull during surgery for her ...