Video: Trinity Mother Frances Neurosurgeon First in Region to Remove Brain Tumor Using Unique Surgical...(ormed using a small fiberoptic-like cath...),Health

Date:10/18/2007

ormed using a small fiberoptic-like catheter shaped tool called an endoscope. The four-millimeter endoscope is inserted through a nasal cavity in front of the tumor and the tumor is extracted with special neurosurgical tools. Patients do not require the often uncomfortable nasal packing of conventional procedures and usually go home in 24-48 hours and can return to work in 4-6 weeks. Conventional procedure patients can remain in the hospital for 3-5 days following surgery and miss months of work.

"Conventional microscopic pituitary tumor surgery usually includes an incision under the patient's lip or inside of a nostril," added Dr. Bianco. "The endoscopic transsphenoidal hypophysectomy offers many advantages over the conventional methods, but the greatest advantage for patients is less discomfort and a much faster recovery."

Facts About The Procedure:

-- A variety of pituitary tumors can be removed through a patient's nasal

pathway.

-- Eliminates the need for incisions in the skin, removal of nasal septum

and/or nasal turbinates.

-- Minimally-invasive, so facial swelling and postoperative pain are

eliminated or reduced.

-- Most patients go home in 24-48 hours.

About Dr. Bianco:

Dr. Bianco attended medical school at the University of Naples Federico II in Naples, Italy. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at the University of Genoa in Liguria, Italy and a fellowship in neuroendoscopy at the University of Pittsburgh. He then completed an additional residency in neurosurgery at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He is the Director of the Trinity Mother Frances Neuroscience Institute.

About The Trinity Mother Frances Neuroscience Institute:

The Trinity Mother Frances Neuroscience Institute is dedicated to specialized care of patients with brain and spine issues. Specialized equipment included in the Institute includes specialized visual brain ma
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