What makes robotic spine surgery different from traditional surgery?

Robotic spine surgery offers greater precision, smaller incisions, less blood loss, reduced radiation exposure, shorter hospital stays, and faster recovery compared to traditional approaches.

How to know if I am a candidate for robotic spine surgery?

Candidacy depends on your specific condition, medical history, and imaging results. Our specialists conduct thorough evaluations to determine if robotic surgery would benefit you.

What conditions can be treated with robotic spine surgery?

Robotic spine surgery can address degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, scoliosis, herniated discs, spinal instability, and vertebral fractures, among other conditions.

How long is recovery after robotic spine surgery?

Most patients experience faster recovery than with traditional surgery. Many return to light activities within 1-2 weeks, though complete recovery varies based on procedure complexity and individual factors.

Lateral Skull Base Surgery

What is Skull Base?

‘Skull base’ is a term used to describe the gap between the lower part of the brain and the skull directly below it. The skull consists of blood vessels that supply the brain with nutrients and oxygen, as well as nerves that are critical to functions such as vision, smell, hearing, facial movement and breathing. The term ‘Lateral skull base’ therefore refers to the portion of the skull base located at the side of the skull that includes the temporal bone, infratemporal fossa, clivus, and middle and posterior fossae.

How dangerous are tumors on the lateral skull base?

Any tumors present on the lateral skull base can prove to be extremely risky to the brain stem. This is the portion that connects the brain to the spinal cord and is one of the most delicate and important parts of the body’s neurological system.

How is lateral skull base surgery performed?

To operate on the lateral skull base region without disrupting the brain function, advanced surgical techniques such as the lateral skull base surgery can be performed either endoscopically or by using a microsurgical or microscopic keyhole approach. A wide range of tumors such as meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, glioma tumors, encephaloceles, cholesteatomas, schwannomas, and glomus tumors can be treated using this procedure. The surgery involves re-sectioning the tumor completely by removing the small pieces of the abnormal tissue. This is done using a neurophysiological monitoring system that tracks electrical activity within the brain to ensure that brain functioning remains healthy throughout the operation.

Why MSBI?

At MSBI, we have a dedicated team of surgical experts who have extensive experience in performing complex surgeries such as lateral skull base surgery and have managed to achieve excellent outcomes for patients from across the country. Some of the notable conditions that we deal with include: