Pediatric Neurosurgery

Pediatric neurosurgery is a medical specialty that deals with treating neurological (nervous system) problems and diseases that occur in children. This specialty aims to manage a variety of neurological conditions and diseases in children.

Pediatric Neurosurgery Clinic at Liv Hospital

At Liv Hospital Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Brain and Nerve Surgery) Clinic, all surgical problems related to brain and nerve surgery of all children, from the baby in the womb to the age of 18, are evaluated as a team. Due to its structure, our department consists of Pediatrics, Neonatal (Perinatology) Unit, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Oncology, Child Psychiatry, Pediatric Urology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, Anesthesiology and Reanimation Department, It works in close cooperation with the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Department of Neuroradiology and other relevant branches. Patients are quickly evaluated and resolved on common platforms with current and proven scientific methods.

Procedures in Pediatric Neurosurgery Treatment

• Congenital anomalies of the nervous system
• Hydrocephalus - accumulation of water as a result of impaired brain water circulation
• Brain and spinal cord tumors
• Spina bifida - spine and spinal cord closure defects
• Childhood brain and spinal cord vascular diseases - aneurysm, arteriovenous malformations and moya moya disease
• Skull deformities-craniosynostoses
• Epilepsy
• Childhood movement disorders, dystonia and spasticity
• Neonatal congenital brain hemorrhages
• Head injuries and spinal traumas
• Spinal deformities

Characteristics of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Team

Liv Hospital is engaged in clinical, academic and scientific work with the staff of the relevant Department of Istinye University Faculty of Medicine, where it is the Brain and Nerve Surgery Clinic. With the latest technological devices and in cooperation with all units within the hospital, many patients who were turned away because it was not possible or deemed too risky in many centers at home and abroad are successfully operated on.

Pediatric Neurosurgery Live Surgery Courses

Many neurosurgeons attend live surgery courses organized every year under the leadership of the department or participate via webcast on the internet. Studies in these surgery courses; It is then published in reputable journals in the international neurosurgical literature; It is shown as an example in congresses and symposiums.

Surgeons Specializing in Pediatric Neurosurgery

The specialized Pediatric Neurosurgery team at Liv Hospital Brain and Nerve Surgery Clinic strives to find the right surgical solutions for all neurosurgical problems of pediatric patients. Surgeons and other department physicians, each expert in their field, reorganized the Pediatric Neurosurgery unit with a different approach and completely redesigned the system. The aim of the Pediatric Neurosurgery team is to ensure that no baby or child is born sick or gets sick. The aim of the clinic is to provide the best health care to every child who encounters a disease.

Pediatric Neurosurgery Technical Infrastructure

Liv Hospital Pediatric Neurosurgery Clinic provides inpatient treatment of pediatric patients within the pediatric diseases service and pediatric/neonatal services. In this unit, service is provided with the most modern and technological infrastructure suitable for pediatric patients.

Special Operating Microscope is Used in Pediatric Neurosurgery

The operating room, which is the main base of Pediatric Neurosurgery, is a special structure used only for brain and spinal cord surgeries. All surgeries are performed under a special operating microscope (ZeissPentero 900) used in a few centers in the world. In addition to magnifying and illuminating the operated area, this microscope enables more delicate surgeries to be performed by painting tumors and vessels with its special filters. In this context, after the administration of sodium fluorescein in tumor surgery, the special Yellow 560 filter allows the tumor to be separated more easily from normal brain and spinal cord tissue.

Fluorescence-Guided Tumor Surgery in Pediatric Neurosurgery

Liv Hospital is among the first practitioners in the world of this method, also known as "fluorescence-guided tumor surgery". The special microscope system also has an IR800 camera, which makes the vessels instantly visible by performing angiography with ICG material during surgery. The ZeissKinevo 900 microscope, the latest wonder of the microscope system, was sent to our clinic by the Zeiss company, along with several of the world's most famous clinics, for preliminary use, before it was put on the market. The system can record 2D-3D.

Neuromonitoring Methods in Pediatric Neurosurgery

Navigation system (Medtronicstealth Station) and special neuroultrasound (HitachiAloka Alpha) systems, which significantly increase accuracy in brain surgeries, are used in almost every surgery. Computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be performed during surgery in any case where necessary. During surgery, brain and spinal cord functions can be monitored continuously using neuromonitoring methods. The most modern endoscope systems, ultrasonic aspirators that facilitate tumor surgery, and all kinds of surgical/microsurgery sets can be used. It has above-standard conditions with its operating room equipment and infrastructure.

Experienced Anesthesia Team in Pediatric Neurosurgery

Intensive care infrastructure and equipment are specially designed for pediatric patients. Anesthesia applications that enable surgeries to be performed safely and effectively are applied by an experienced team with the latest system devices and materials.