The brain is the most delicate and mysterious organ of the body, and it takes great skill and meticulousness to operate on it. However, when a tumor in the brain requires surgery, how can the tumor boundary be pinpointed and the surgery can be carried out efficiently while reducing the damage to the surrounding tissues?Recently, the Department of Neurosurgery of Kaiyuan Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology) has introduced the S8 optical and magnetic neuronavigation system, which has made the department take another solid step in the direction of minimally invasive and more "micro", accurate and "refined".
More than two months ago, 63-year-old Uncle Cao (pseudonym) developed symptoms such as memory loss and slow speech, and was diagnosed with a left temporal lobe tumor at a local hospital. In order to go further, Uncle Cao and his family came to the Department of Neurosurgery of Kaiyuan Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital of River University of Science and Technology.
The patient's tumour is located in an important center for managing memory and speech function in the brain and requires immediate surgery**, otherwise the continued growth of the tumour will affect the patient's survival and quality of life. After carefully reading the film, Chen Yuhang, the attending physician of neurosurgery, said to Uncle Cao and his family.
Considering that Uncle Cao suffers from diabetes, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and other underlying diseases, and the left temporal lobe surgery is risky and difficult, a slight carelessness during the operation may cause irreversible consequences if the deep nerves and blood vessels are injured. In order to ensure the safety and accuracy of the operation to the greatest extent, Guo Xiaolong, director of the Department of Neurosurgery, and Zhang Hongri, deputy director of the Department of Neurosurgery, led the team to conduct a detailed preoperative discussion, combined with the existing advanced equipment and technical capabilities of the department, and carefully designed a surgical plan for Uncle Cao to resect left temporal lobe tumor under the assistance of S8 optical and magnetic neuronavigation system.
In order to accurately locate and completely remove the tumor while avoiding damage to the surrounding important blood vessels and nerves, the neurosurgery team used the S8 optical and magnetic neuronavigation system to construct a three-dimensional model of Uncle Cao's intracranial tumor and plan the ideal surgical path in advance. During the operation, under the navigation of the S8 optical-magnetic integrated neuronavigation system, the neurosurgery team accurately followed the preoperative plan, incarnated as a "bomb disposal" expert, and carefully divided the tumor into pieces. After more than 3 hours of hard work, the tumor was completely removed and the operation was successfully completed.
After the operation, Uncle Cao's speech function and memory loss were significantly improved. "Thanks to you, I'm getting better so quickly. When Chen Yuhang was rounding, Uncle Cao said excitedly.
Minimally invasive, accurate and real-time tracking are the three highlights of the neuronavigation system. Neuronavigation technology is the hallmark of modern minimally invasive neurosurgery, which allows doctors to plan the ideal route on the "brain map", which is like installing a pair of "perspective eyes" for doctors, so that doctors can reduce surgical trauma as much as possible while removing tumors, and bring more accurate, minimally invasive and standardized diagnosis and treatment services to patients.