Neurosurgery Services
CentraCare Neurosciences offers a variety of neurosurgery procedures, including minimally invasive and state-of-the-art approaches, for your brain and spine care needs. This includes treatment of brain lesions and pituitary tumors as well.
Common neurosurgical procedures
- Cervical spinal fusion
- Craniotomy
- Discectomy
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumbar spinal fusion
- Minimally invasive and open spinal surgery
- Ulnar nerve transposition
- Carpal tunnel release
- The ApolloTM System - Apollo is an innovative new surgical tool that enables minimally invasive removal of deeply seated tissue and fluids in the brain during a single, efficient operation. With combined use of an endoscope and image guidance, the Apollo System allows decompression and removal of otherwise inoperable blood clots deep in the brain.
Common cerebrovascular procedures
- Arteriovenous malformation
- Extracranial-Intracranial bypass surgery
- Aneurysm clipping
- Carotid endarterectomy
Minimally invasive brain surgery
Patient benefits:
- Less pain for the patient
- Faster recovery time
- Reduced risk of brain trauma
- Reduced risk of side effects
- Reduced hospital stay
Conditions treated:
- Unruptured aneurysms
- Pituitary adenoma
- Craniopharyngioma
- Meningioma
- Epidermoid cyst
- Chordoma
- Rathke’s cleft cyst
- Cerebral spinal fluid leak
- Intercerebral hemorrhage - treated using the Apollo system
Common spine procedures
Common endoscopic brain surgery procedures and benefits
Performed by Joseph Chabot, DO, in partnership with specialists from ear, nose and throat.
- Pituitary adenoma
- Functional adenomas
- Giant adenomas
- Macroadenomas
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Craniopharyngioma
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Meningioma
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Epidermoid cyst
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Esthesioneuroblastoma
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Sinonasal malignancy
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Chordoma
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Chondrosarcomas
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Rathke’s cleft cyst
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CSF leak
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Cholesterol granuloma
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Fibrous dysplasia
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Basilar invagination
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Osteomyelitis
Benefits of endoscopic brain surgery
- Results in less pain for the patient
- Faster recovery time than open brain surgery
- Reduced risk of brain trauma
- Reduced risk of side effects
- Reduced hospital stay
Common skull-based brain procedures
Learn more about CentraCare Neurosciences.
