Is Gamma Knife radiosurgery right for me?
You may be a candidate for this procedure if you’ve been diagnosed with a benign or malignant brain tumor, an abnormal blood vessel formation or a functional disorder, such as trigeminal neuralgia. To determine whether you qualify, a multidisciplinary team will review your case. Team members will review your medical and surgical history, findings from your clinical examination and your imaging and function studies. Why is Gamma Knife radiosurgery a better alternative than conventional neurosurgery? Gamma Knife radiosurgery offers a broad range of benefits, and in many cases, fewer complications than conventional procedures. Since the procedure doesn’t require incisions, it’s safe, bloodless, relatively painless, doesn’t leave scars and reduces the risk of complications such as infection, bleeding or leakage of spinal fluid. • The procedure is so precise and on target that it rarely affects healthy tissue nearby. • Since it is incision-free, it enables patients to leave the hospital fas
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