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Safer, swifter, smaller scar: New brain surgery approach targets difficult tumors at skull base

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safer swifter smaller scar new brain surgery approach targets difficult tumors at skull base

A medical team has developed a minimally invasive neurosurgical technique using an endoscope for the removal of tumors in the base of the skull. The results compare favorably with the conventional microscopic approach, with the added benefit of shorter operative times, less blood loss, and smaller craniotomies.

Source: ScienceDaily.com