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How Endoscopic Skull Surgery is the Best Method for Reaching Brain Tumor Through the Nose

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Every year, modern advancement in brain tumor surgery is getting better and better. With endoscopic method of brain surgery, a surgeon can easily reach the deepest parts of the brain, without any loss of blood or cracking open the skull. This blog aims to dive deep into endoscopic skull base surgery – a minimally invasive procedure, how it works and how surgeons are using this method to save lives daily. Why Skull Incision Isn’t Always the Solution A woman in her thirties visited Dr. Raghvendra Ramdasi – a highly experienced skull base neurosurgeon Mumbai . Her medical history showed that she was admitted to a hospital three times in a year due to meningitis. Meningitis is a condition where the protective membranes surrounding the spinal cord and brain known as meninges are inflamed. Each time, she recovered with antibiotics, however the condition kept recurring. Each time, the same question remained unanswered: why was a healthy young woman repeatedly developing a life-threatening in...

Brain Tumor V/S Brain Cancer: What is the Difference? Know All About It Before Considering Brain Tumor Surgery Options in Mumbai

  Brain diseases are already considered to be one of the scariest topics for human beings. So, when patients are told that they have a ‘brain tumor’, their automatic response is to think of the worst-case scenario: brain cancer. This is one of the most common misconceptions in neurology. Not every brain tumor is cancerous. Many of them are often classified as benign (non-cancerous) and can be successfully treated through brain tumor surgery in Mumbai , performed by experienced specialists. Understanding the difference between cancerous and non-cancerous tumor is essential in making informed treatment decisions, and also help reduce anxiety around it. This blog discusses the difference, and everything else you need to know about brain tumors. What is a Brain Tumor? A tumor is nothing but abnormal growth of cells/mass within or around the brain. The term ‘tumor’ refers to the presence of a mass, and it does not necessarily indicate whether it’s cancerous. Such tumor can easily be rem...