At the 4th Neurosurgical Clinic, Clinic of Minimally Invasive Brain and Spine Surgery, we are committed to providing the best possible therapeutic management for each patient’s condition. By using modern technology in the field of neurosurgery, in combination with the broad scientific training of our team, we minimize risks and complications. We treat the patient and their condition holistically, placing humanism and dignity at the center.
The experienced physicians of the Clinic, who staff our team with various related specialties sharing neurosurgery as a common denominator, including orthopaedic surgeon, physiatrist, neurologist and anesthesiologists, are trained in new techniques and in the use of modern equipment offered by Metropolitan General, for the treatment of the broader spectrum of diseases of the brain, the spine and the peripheral nervous system.
At the 4th Neurosurgery Clinic - Specialized in Minimally Invasive Brain and Spine Surgery, minimally invasive surgical methods hold a prominent position, as they offer patients the optimal result with the fastest recovery, both in mild conditions and in severe and very complex health conditions. Regardless of the way in which treatment is carried out, either surgically or non surgically, conservative treatment, our team works together with the aim of selecting the best method or combination of methods, with the purpose of treating the patient by helping them return capable and healthy to daily life.
Clinical Activity
Management of Traumatic Conditions
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal injuries
Hydrocephalus
- VP shunt placement
- LP shunt placement
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV)
Brain Tumors
- Surgical resection of brain tumors, with or without neuronavigation
- Stereotactic brain tumor biopsy
- Transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS)
- Percutaneous microdiscectomy
- Percutaneous far-lateral microdiscectomy
- Percutaneous foraminotomy
- Percutaneous spinal canal decompression
- Percutaneous spinal fusion
- Percutaneous kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous adhesiolysis
- Discoplasty
Conventional Spine Surgery (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar Spine)
- Discectomy
- Spinal canal decompression
- Open spinal fusion procedures
- Tumor excision, including:
- Epidural tumors
- Intradural tumors
- Intramedullary tumors
- Nerve root tumors
- Metastatic tumors
Functional Neurosurgery
- Intrathecal pump implantation
- Epidural electrode placement
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) performed by certified neurosurgeons