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 eases pressure on the brainstem, cerebellum and spinal cord. Sometimes the covering of the spinal cord also is opened and enlarged to make more room.
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