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Chiari malformation. In Chiari malformation surgery, a small section of bone at the back of the skull is removed. This makes room for the part of the brain called the cerebellum. It also relieves pressure on the brainstem, cerebellum and spinal cord.
The most common surgery for Chiari malformation is called posterior fossa decompression. Surgery involves removing a small section of bone in the back of the skull. This relieves pressure by giving the brain more room. During surgery, the covering of the brain called the dura mater may be opened.
Each year, Mayo Clinic health care professionals treat more than 2,000 people with Chiari malformation. In Mayo Clinic's efficient system, specialists usually can diagnose your condition and develop a treatment plan within days, not weeks.
Mayo Clinic has demonstrated that a slow-release local anesthetic can improve pain control after surgery for Chiari malformation type 1. A single intraoperative dose of liposomal bupivacaine can reduce the use of opioids in pediatric and young adult patients in the first 24 hours after surgery.
If syringomyelia is caused by a Chiari malformation, surgery might involve removing a small section of bone at the back of the skull. This surgery can reduce pressure on the brain and spinal cord and restore the regular flow of cerebrospinal fluid.
Mayo Clinic doctors trained in brain and nervous system conditions (neurologists), brain and nervous system surgery (neurosurgeons), and other areas conduct research in diagnostic tests and treatments for Chiari malformation and other neurological conditions.
Surgery to treat the condition involves enlarging the existing opening of the back of the skull. Typically, people recover fully within a month to six weeks, and the operation is generally successful lifelong for this condition, says John L D Atkinson, M.D., Murphy's neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
If syringomyelia is caused by brain tissue pushing into the spinal canal, it is called a Chiari malformation. Symptoms generally begin between ages 25 and 40. In some cases, coughing or straining can trigger symptoms of syringomyelia, although neither causes syringomyelia.
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