{"id":118182,"date":"2024-10-25T11:22:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T04:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118182"},"modified":"2024-10-25T11:22:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T04:22:46","slug":"pioneering-eyebrow-surgery-removes-large-brain-tumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118182","title":{"rendered":"Pioneering eyebrow surgery removes large brain tumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0aca\/live\/552e7af0-9152-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/0aca\/live\/552e7af0-9152-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0aca\/live\/552e7af0-9152-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/0aca\/live\/552e7af0-9152-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/0aca\/live\/552e7af0-9152-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/0aca\/live\/552e7af0-9152-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/0aca\/live\/552e7af0-9152-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0aca\/live\/552e7af0-9152-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"BBC Doreen Adams, woman with shoulder-length grey hair and middle parting, smiling, wearing a green and black blouse and a necklace, with medical equipment in the background.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Doreen Adams said she was grateful to have been able to receive the new surgery<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Pioneering surgery to remove large brain tumours through the eyebrows of patients has been successfully carried out in Scotland.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In what has been described as a &#8220;world first&#8221;, NHS Grampian said tumours the size of large apples have been removed using the technique.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Consultant neurosurgeon Anastasios Giamouriadis has adapted the already-existing eyebrow technique to enable him to now remove larger growths &#8211; a development which he described as a &#8220;game-changer&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The surgery is said to have fewer complications, a shorter operating and recovery time, and less scarring as a result. One recipient &#8211; who described her tumour as like a tennis ball &#8211; said she was out of hospital in just two days with nothing but a black eye.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Traditional surgery for patients with tumours at the front of their brain involves having to remove a large part of the skull, to remove a large part of the skull, in what is known as a craniotomy.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It is a lengthy, complex process, which can take up to 10 hours, and exposes healthy parts of the brain during the operation.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Known as the Modified Eyebrow Keyhole SupraOrbital Approach for Brain Tumours, the new technique means patients are expected to be left with only a small scar and a black eye.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Some are able to leave hospital just 24 hours later and return to work within days.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ef02\/live\/50ca4d50-91dd-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/ef02\/live\/50ca4d50-91dd-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ef02\/live\/50ca4d50-91dd-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/ef02\/live\/50ca4d50-91dd-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/ef02\/live\/50ca4d50-91dd-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/ef02\/live\/50ca4d50-91dd-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/ef02\/live\/50ca4d50-91dd-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/ef02\/live\/50ca4d50-91dd-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Doreen Adams Doreen Adams, woman in hospital bed, with eyebrow scar after surgery and eye appearing bruised.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Doreen Adams<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Doreen Adams had her operation via an eyebrow<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Doreen Adams, 75, from Aberdeen, previously had a craniotomy to remove a tumour.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">This is the removal of part of the skull to expose the brain <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She has now had the new surgery, and described the difference as \u201cnight and day\u201d between the two surgeries.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;You hear of these things, but no &#8211; going through your eyebrow? No &#8211; you just can\u2019t think,&#8221; she told BBC Scotland News.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;My tumour was like a tennis ball &#8211; how can you get that out of small here.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;In two days this man &#8211; this wonderful young man &#8211; is going to give me my life back.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;And that\u2019s exactly what he\u2019s gone and done.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla\">&#8216;Quite incredible&#8217;<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She explained: &#8220;My recovery from the surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary was much, much quicker.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I was out of hospital two days later and back to my normal life almost immediately.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cI was out in two days with nothing apart from a black eye.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;To think you can have brain surgery and be back to normal within a few days is quite incredible.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I\u2019m very grateful to Mr Giamouriadis and NHS Grampian \u2013 it\u2019s fantastic that we have this innovative approach and these skills here in the north east.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/353c\/live\/132e8170-9154-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/353c\/live\/132e8170-9154-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/353c\/live\/132e8170-9154-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/353c\/live\/132e8170-9154-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/353c\/live\/132e8170-9154-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/353c\/live\/132e8170-9154-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/353c\/live\/132e8170-9154-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/353c\/live\/132e8170-9154-11ef-b9b6-5d881936e68f.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Anastasios Giamouriadis, man with black hair and grey stubble, wearing open-necked shirt and blue jacket, looking at camera, with computer equipment in background.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Anastasios Giamouriadis said the surgery was a &#8220;game changer&#8221;<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Mr Giamouriadis told BBC Scotland News: &#8220;I noticed over my career, especially during my training, that even when the operation goes really well without any complications it takes quite a significant time for the patients to recover.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He said of the new process: \u201cI didn\u2019t invent this type of surgery, but I have modified it to give me more space, through the eyebrows, and it is allowing me to remove very big brain tumours.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We are not aware of anywhere else in the world that has managed to remove tumours as large as we have.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We are entering through the eyebrow. It gives us a very limited space but allows us to carry out the surgery more quickly and with less complications.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla\">&#8216;Huge impact&#8217;<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He said the operation can be over in as little as three hours.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cTraditionally people would be left with scars across their full forehead, we avoid that with this method,&#8221; he explained.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Normally our patients will go home on the second day with a bruised eye, as expected, which will return back to normal within a few days.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cIt makes a huge impact for the patient, for their families, for the society, for the organisation, for the NHS.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cIt\u2019s a game-changer.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czj7ynj2mjwo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Doreen Adams said she was grateful to have been able to receive the new surgery Pioneering surgery to remove large brain tumours through the eyebrows of patients has been &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118182\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}