Brain Tumor Surgery | Premji Neuro Hospital Vellore | Neuro Hospital in Vellore | Brain and Spine Problem | Back and Neck Pain

Any type of brain surgery is performed under anaesthesia. The main brain surgeries for brain tumor include the following:

Biopsy: It is the procedure in which a sample of tumor tissue is taken for laboratory examination.
Craniotomy: It is the procedure of removal of a portion of skull to find and remove the tumor as much as possible. This is followed by replacing of removed skull. It may be done by following techniques:

Craniectomy: It is a surgical procedure that is very similar to a craniotomy except that the removed portion of the skull is not replaced.
Debulking: The surgical procedure to reduce the size of the tumor.
Partial Removal: The surgical procedure that involves removal of only part of the tumor due to risk of neurological damage.
Complete Removal: The surgical removal of the entire tumor.
Shunt: The surgical procedure that involves insertion of a drainage system into the brain that will move excess fluid from the brain to another part of the body.
Ommaya Reservoir: It is the procedure in which a small container is inserted under the scalp which is attached to a tube. This container can be used to:

Deliver chemotherapy drug to the brain and the surrounding cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Remove CSF to study cytology.
Remove cystic fluid without surgery.

Skull Base Surgery: It is a surgical procedure that is performed to remove tumors of skull base.
Transphenoidal Surgery: Surgical procedure to remove pituitary adenomas and craniopharyngioma.
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT): A minimally invasive procedure that involves ablation of tissue with heat.
Endonasal endoscopy (endonasal endoscopic surgery)
Neuroendoscopy