A first in India: Neurosurgeons at AIG Hospitals removes Brain Tumor via the Eye Socket
This approach used a small, carefully made path around the eye using a neuro-endoscope without any large skin incision, muscle or skull bone cutting
The neurosurgical team at AIG Hospitals, at Hyderabad achieved a significant feat by removing a complex brain tumor from a 54-year-old female patient using a new approach that doesn’t require any cut or opening in the skull of the patient. Scientifically known as “Endoscopic lateral transorbital approach,” it is a way for neurosurgeons to reach and treat certain brain areas through a small, carefully made path around the eye using a neuro-endoscope.
The 54-year-old female patient had complaint of right-sided visual blurring and headaches since last six months and was treated as viral encephalitis with no improvement. As her condition worsened, she came to AIG and on evaluation it was found that she is suffering from spheno-orbital cavernous meningioma (SOM), a benign tumor that forms in the region where the sphenoid bone (a bone located at the base of the skull, behind the eyes), the eye socket, and the cavernous sinus (a large vein located at the base of the skull) meet.
“Upon multiple discussion with our neurosurgical unit and ophthalmology team, we found that the case is appropriate for us to take this new approach where we will be able to do the excision of the brain tumor without leaving any observable mark on the patient’s face/skull. It is indeed thrilling to say that we have successfully performed the operation and have set a new precedence in neurosurgery,” Dr. Abhirama Chandra Gabbita, Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, AIG Hospitals said
Dr. Subodh Raju, Director – Neurosurgery, AIG Hospitals said “The endoscopic approach allows us to access the tumor through a small incision and since the brain is not directly touched or compressed during the procedure, there’s no physical impact left on the brain, resulting in less trauma to the surrounding tissues and a faster healing process. The patient has shown remarkable recovery and was discharged on 2nd day after the procedure returning to normalcy with no visible scar.”
The most important takeaway from this novel approach is a paradigm shift from large skin incisions, temporalis muscle cutting, no requirement for skull bone cutting and brain retraction in such cases of brain tumors.
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