Neurosurgery
 An inside look at
Brain Surgery
Cape neurosurgeons offer the highest level of expertise and
training
Given that neurosurgery requires
delving into the brain and the spine to treat aneurysms, cerebrovascular
disorders, tumors and spinal nerves, patients want the most expert surgical care
possible. That’s why many Boston and east coast patients are traveling to Cape
Cod Hospital for technologically advanced approaches from highly trained
surgeons.
“The neurosurgeons here all trained at the best university centers, now we’ve brought our
expertise to the community,” said Paul Houle,
M.D., board certified neurosurgeon. Added Patrick J.
Murray, M.D., board
certified neurosurgeon, “The personnel, techniques and
technology that we have acquired here are second to
none."
One of those technologies is the Navigator, a stereotactic
computer navigation system that
guides surgeons through the
most intricate areas of the body. The Navigator uses a
patient's computerized imaging studies to precisely pinpoint the surgical
site.
“By using the Neurosurgery Navigator," said Achilles
Papavasiliou, M.D., board certified neurosurgeon,
"we're able to select the most direct path to the tumor, which reduces
disruption to the brain, and decreases the risks associated with surgery."
"It has significantly increased long
term survival and decreased complications for brain surgeries," said Dr. Houle.
The Cape's neurosurgeons also
perform discectomies and spinal fusions and repair spine fractures from trauma or osteoporosis.
“There’s no spine trauma we can’t take care of,” Dr.
Houle said. “And we perform more minimally invasive spine surgeries than all
the centers in Boston, including kyphoplasty
, a new technique to treat fractured vertebrae that brings
patients immediate pain relief.”
Minimally invasive procedures accomplish the same outcome
as traditional open surgery, Dr. Houle said, with less pain and shorter
recoveries.
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