Endoscopic Hydrocephalus Surgery
In the disease we call hydrocephalus, there is an excess of cerebrospinal fluid, that is, CSF. Hydrocephalus is usually treated with surgery in which a device called a shunt is inserted. Of course, although the shunt devices in question are high-tech products, unfortunately they are devices that can easily become clogged and damaged.
If the reason that causes hydrocephalus, that is, the excess of this fluid, is flow difficulties or blockages in the paths through which the fluid circulates; In that case, endoscopic surgery can also be used to open these pathways and relieve flow in selected patients. Of course, in this method, it is necessary to make a hole in the skull and enter the brain.
Thanks to endoscopic surgery, which is one of the minimally invasive methods in contemporary surgery, CSF flow paths can be widened by looking behind the corners, so to speak, without using a shunt.
C1 Atlas Slippage, Fracture
The bone that doctors call C1 or atlas bone is located in the area where the head and neck meet. This region is the part of the human body that has the most complex structure and is the most vulnerable to trauma.
We often encounter injuries in this region in accidents with high-speed vehicles and sports injuries. Fracture or slip of the C1 or atlas bone, i.e. disruption of its relationship with the skull and neck bones in the horse; It is one of the most serious injuries in this region.
Patients with this type of fatal injuries can now be treated thanks to the emergency health services that have reached an advanced level in our country; They appear before us alive. These patients, who had to lie in plaster or steel corsets for months in the past, with the surgeries performed today; They can immediately return to their normal lives.
What is Spina Bifida?
Spina bifida means cleft spine and is also known as a gap in the waist among the public. This picture is one of the congenital spine anomalies. Generally, the bones are covered with normal skin, so they are not visible from the outside; However, if there is an opening in these bones, this condition will only be revealed during examination or as a result of radiological examinations. This is a split spine type Doctors call it "spina bifida occulta".
In the coccyx, waist, back or neck area, or even in the hair end area at the back of the head; Images such as a change in color, a bump such as a spot or a mole, an area with excess hair, or simply an area where the arrangement of hairs is irregular may all indicate an underlying bone opening. When such a situation is detected, the patient should be examined in detail by an experienced neurosurgeon. Because there may be some more serious anomalies accompanying this situation. Rarely, the opening in the bones is not covered by normal skin and is even open at birth. Doctors call this type "spina bifida aperta".
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