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Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

At UChicago Medicine, our goal is to develop a comprehensive treatment plan to deliver the best care for your brain or spine condition. In traditional neurosurgery, neurosurgeons need to make large incisions to operate, and, in some cases, open surgery provides patients with the best outcome. Depending on your diagnosis, our neurosurgeons may recommend minimally invasive neurosurgery. With minimally invasive neurosurgery, neurosurgeons make a few small holes to insert specially designed, thin instruments and sophisticated video equipment to operate through the smaller openings.

The benefits of minimally invasive neurosurgery include:

  • Less pain, scarring and injury to tissue
  • Shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery
  • Higher accuracy rate

Minimally invasive neurosurgery may be used to help treat:

At UChicago Medicine, minimally invasive procedures are used whenever possible. However, some minimally invasive procedures and surgeries may not be suitable for every patient. No matter which type of surgery your care team recommends, we will tailor your treatment plan to deliver the best outcome possible.

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