Endoscopic Neurological Surgery

Overview
Endoscopic neurosurgery has greatly simplified the management of many intracranial ailments in adults and children. Similar in concept to other endoscopic surgery, intracranial neuroendoscopy reduces the surgical morbidity, shortens the hospital stay, and minimizes the cosmetic concerns associated with many major neurosurgical conditions. In general, neuroendoscopy does not require large incisions on the scalp, removal of skull flaps, or extensive dissection through brain tissue. In the past several years the technological advancements in endoscope design have been substantial. A reduced size, improved resolution, and brighter illumination of the endoscope has allowed the benefits of endoscopic surgery to be applied in neurosurgery.

Neuroendoscopy has dramatically altered the management of several diseases affecting the central nervous system of children and adults. At the Minimal Access Surgery Center, endoscopic neurosurgical procedures have been used in the treatment of hydrocephalus, intracranial cysts, and intraventricular brain tumors.

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