MINIMALLY INVASIVE NEUROSURGERY

MINIMALLY INVASIVE NEUROSURGERY

Minimally invasive neurosurgery is performed using small, flexible, lighted tubes called endoscopes to visualize various parts of the brain, skull base, or spinal cord through small openings. Endoscopes serve as small microscopes, which can magnifying critical anatomical structures so that the surgeon can easily see the various pathological areas requiring repair, removal, or replacement.

Recent technical advancements in endoscope design have produced newer and better equipment than earlier models. Endoscopic neurosurgery has greatly simplified the treatment of many intracranial ailments in both adults and children.

• Intracranial Surgery: In intracranial surgery, endoscopes are introduced into the brain through very small skull openings through which the surgery is performed with tiny instruments. Endoscopes can be used for tumor biopsy, colloid cyst resection, and endoscopic cyst fenestration, as well as to treat hydrocephalus.
• Endonasal Neurosurgery: Endonasal (through the nose) neurosurgery is frequently performed to treat tumours of skull base like pituitary tumors, meningiomas and chordomas.
• Spinal Surgery: Spinal surgery can be performed endoscopically for treating a range of conditions affecting the spinal column, including lumbar disc prolapse, spondylolisthesis, compression fractures and others.