Brain tumor removed through woman's nose in Israeli first
"This approach can reduce complications that are involved in such complex surgeries."
By Jerusalem Post Staff, February 5, 2021
https://www.jpost.com/health-science/brain-tumor-removed-through-womans-nose-in-israeli-first-657930
A tumor was removed from the base of a woman's
skull through her nose in an endoscopic procedure at Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital by
Prof Rachel Grossman and Dr. Abraham Abargil. (photo credit: LIOR TSUR / Sourasky medical centre )
A tumor was removed from the base of a woman's skull through her nose in an endoscopic procedure at Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital, the first such procedure in Israel.
Adi Cohen, noticed a pain in her neck, and when she developed trouble walking, she knew something was wrong. An MRI revealed a growth at the base of her skull that was putting pressure on her brain stem.
New
technology allowed doctors to remove the growth with a minimally
invasive procedure, without needing to open Cohen's skull. The tumor was
removed in its entirety. Cohen's function was not harmed and she was
released from the hospital a few days later.
"Adi's
growth was located deep in her brain near to the brainstem and the
nerves responsible for the most basic actions such as breathing and
swallowing," Prof. Rachel Grossman, deputy director of Ichilov's
Neurosurgery Department, said. An "Endoscopic endonasal approach allows
minimally invasive access to remove brain tumors even when they are deep
inside the brain.
"This approach can reduce complications that are involved in such complex surgeries," Grossman went on to say.
"When
I heard it was a brain tumor, I was sure it was all over," said Cohen.
"With new technology the surgery went incredibly well, I want to thank
the doctors who saved my life. I can't find the words to thank them."
Brain Surgery Through the Nose, University of Louisville, Nov 23, 2016
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