Technology that meets your needs at Swasti Hospital
#Minimally invasive #Stereotactic Brain Biopsy
The patient came in a semiconscious stat and CT Brain revealed obstructive hydrocephalus. An emergency VP shunt was placed. She became conscious and comfortable. Further MRI evaluation revealed a tumor in an eloquent area of brain. Open biopsy of which may lead to severe permanent disability. After a meticulous planning by Dr. Kishor Sarma, Dr. Dibyajyoti Bora, Dr. Hriday Nath & Dr. Mitul Das (Team members of Neurosurgery & Intensive Care) Stereotactic Brain Biopsy was taken with resultant Positive Diagnosis. There was no deficit or complication after the procedure.
The Patient was treated in a Hospital which is situated far away from a metro city.
This procedure was first of this kind in this area, indeed a technical achievement.
Technology that meets your needs at Swasti Hospital.
Stereotactic biopsy frame fitting in Operation Theater
(OT), CT with the frame, CT analysis and measurement of X,Y, Z coordinates, final burr hole and biopsy under monitored anesthesia care in OT.