Neurosurgical

Spinal fusion permanently joins two or more vertebrae so that they heal into a single solid bone, eliminating painful or unstable ...

Lumbar discectomy removes the portion of a herniated intervertebral disc that is pressing on a spinal nerve root in the lower back...

Craniotomy is the surgical removal of a section of the skull, called a bone flap, to gain access to the brain, with the bone usual...

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement is one of the most common neurosurgical operations, particularly in children. It treats hydro...

Laminectomy removes the lamina posterior bony arch of the vertebra to decompress the spinal canal, treating spinal stenosis most c...

Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, is a neurosurgical procedure in which thin electrodes are implanted in specific deep brain structu...