Placing the patient with a hemicraniectomy on the side without ... The patient will undergo a second surgery to replace the bone flap, usually 6 weeks to 5 months after the initial DHWD, depending ...

Decompressive hemicraniectomy with duraplasty (DHWD ... The skin is closed in the usual manner. The bone flap is preserved in one of two ways. It can be placed in an abdominal wall surgical ...

The bone flap was scheduled to be surgically replaced ... 30, 2022, and underwent a decompressive hemicraniectomy, a surgery ...