Microsurgery For Brain & Spine

Microsurgery is a treatment for brain aneurysms that is performed under a high magnification operating microscope and neuro-endoscope, a tubular instrument with a built-in video camera.

Microsurgical treatment consists of a craniotomy, which involves the removal of the skull base bone to expose the aneurysm. Once the aneurysm is exposed, nonmagnetic titanium clips are used to treat the aneurysm.

Another microsurgical approach is to perform brain artery bypass to exclude the aneurysm from circulation.

Microsurgery involves a team of neuro-anesthesiologists and neurophysiologists who monitor the brain during the procedure. Brain monitoring is conducted using Doppler and angiographic scans that ensure the adequacy of aneurysm clipping and to confirm that adjacent branch arteries remain open and unblocked.