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Neurosurgery

In this short video, Dr. Christopher Duma removes a large pressure-filled symptomatic arachnoid cyst of the left frontotemporal region of the brain.

Laser Endoscopic Spine Surgery is very effective for fast relief of back pain, neck pain, spinal stenosis, herniated discs, sciatica and degenerative disc disease. During endoscopic spine surgery, surgeons can make a single or even several very small incisions to perform the same procedure they would otherwise perform with large incisions during traditional, open surgery. As a result, there is minimal discomfort and a much quicker return to work and normal activities. Since endoscopic spine surgery is minimally invasive the risks of infection, nerve injury, bleeding and scarring are also lower.

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

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Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE

Sacred Heart Hospital – in Eau Claire, Wisc. – is the first hospital in the country to use a a specialized neurosurgical suite providing state-of-the-art treatment for neurosurgery, spine and trauma patients. It is also the first hospital of its size to have a BrainSUITE® with the IMRIS iMRI (intra-operative magnetic resonance imaging) operating suite and eventually the iCT (intra-operative computed tomography) operating suite. And Sacred Heart is one of only 17 hospitals in the world to offer this technology configuration for patients.

A configuration of advanced imagery and mapping technology, the Smart OR helps neurosurgeons perform complex brain, spine and trauma procedures in a more effective way.“Imagine navigating a tightrope blindfolded. If you deviate off the path, even slightly, you fall. In surgery, the Smart OR is the ultimate tool ensuring that we don’t ‘fall,’” Kamal Thapar, MD says. “The technology goes beyond what the human eye can see, removing that blindfold. It provides real-time, high definition data, allowing us to chart an exact path to tumors during operations – so surrounding, healthy tissue is not damaged.”

“The Smart OR is the operating room of the future,” Thapar adds. “It is a quantum leap forward in the way surgery is performed. It’s ‘smart’ technology – it’s ‘smart’ care.”

Brain during neurosurgery