Brain Surgery & Neuro-Oncology

When a tumor occurs in one of the five regions of the brain’s lateral ventricle, or cavity, a procedure called a transcortical surgery technique makes it possible to remove these tumors, as well as vascular malformations or foreign objects.

Stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy refer to the precise delivery of radiation to targeted areas, such as brain tumors or AVMs, abnormal tangles of blood vessels.

Gamma Knife does not actually involve cutting a tumor with a knife or scalpel. Instead the procedure, also known as stereotactic radiosurgery, uses high-energy gamma rays to pinpoint and destroy tumors or other brain abnormalities.

Brain surgery is used to verify a brain tumor diagnosis, decrease the effects caused by the pressure of the tumor mass within the skull and safely remove as much of the tumor as possible.

The safety and effectiveness of surgery for acoustic neuromas has considerably improved during the past 10 years with the advent of specialized techniques in microsurgery, neuro-anesthesiology and intraoperative monitoring.