2023-07-20 01:00:13
Endoscopic brain surgery was successfully performed on a 10-year-old boy suffering from hydrocephalus
With this surgical intervention, neurological damage and risk of death in the patient were avoided.
The surgeon who led the intervention was a specialist in Neurosurgery, who also has training in Cerebral Neuroendoscopy.
The general director of the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE) congratulated the specialists led by neurosurgeon Luis Héctor Santoyo Treviño, from the General Hospital of San Luis Potosí. The reason is because they were the first to make a endoscopic brain surgery in the history of the hospital.
An operation to avoid tragedies
In this case, the patient was a 10-year-old boy suffering from hydrocephalus. Thanks to the intervention, combined with the preparation and training of the specialists, it was possible to avoid further neurological damage, in addition to the loss of a limb and even death.
With this in mind, it is worth remembering that the hydrocephalus It is a relatively common disease in childhood. It has different causes and consists of fluid accumulation inside the brain. Conventional treatment is by placing a valve, which provides a alternate outlet for cerebrospinal fluid into the abdomen.
In cases where the fluid is not adequately drained, its accumulation causes destruction of brain tissue, with consequent neurological damage and, in some cases, death.
The valve has the disadvantage that it can become infected or no longer work, so it may need to be changed from time to time or removed permanently, with the damage to the brain that this implies.
The neurosurgeon Santoyo Treviño explained that, in the case of this patient, the endoscopic brain surgery Successfully performed, it allowed correcting the hydrocephalus. With this, he avoided the inconvenience of the valve because the natural drainage channel of the cerebrospinal fluid was opened.
Details of this minimally invasive surgical procedure
“We did it through a small hole of three to seven millimeters in diameter in the patient’s skull, through which we introduced a flexible neuroendoscope to the natural cavities of the brain and, through very fine, precise and controlled cuts under endoscopic vision, we opened again the natural drainage channel of the cerebrospinal fluid.
With this neurosurgery, in some cases, the shunt valve can be dispensed with. It is worth noting that it is a faster procedure and with less chance of complications than valve placement.
Career of the doctor who spearheaded endoscopic brain surgery
Luis Héctor Santoyo Treviño is a specialist in Neurosurgery, graduated from the University of Guanajuato. He studied at the Faculty of Medicine of León. He specialized in Neurosurgery in the General Hospital No. 450 of the city of Durango, endorsed by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
For his part, he carried out his training in Neuroendoscopía Cerebral with doctor Jaime Torres Corzo, in the city of San Luis Potosí. For three years he has been working as a physician attached to the Neurosurgery Service of the ISSSTE General Hospital in the state capital.
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