A surgical tool for removing tissue, such as a blood clot, from a cranium of a patient. In some embodiments, the tool has a handle; a shaft extending from a distal end of the handle and comprising a bendable distal tip, the shaft having an outer diameter less than or equal to 15 mm; an aspiration lumen extending along the shaft; an irrigation lumen extending along the shaft; a first conductor extending along the shaft and connectable at its proximal end to an image display; and a second conductor extending along the shaft and connectable at its proximal end to illumination power.