Clinical Departments

Neurosurgery

What is Neuroendoscopic Treatment?

Advancements in technology have made it possible to treat conditions by inserting an endoscope (camera) directly into the brain. This is known as “Neuroendoscopic Treatment,” and it allows for procedures to be performed through a small opening in the skull, roughly the size of a 1-yen coin. The endoscope is a device several tens of centimeters long equipped with a camera. When passed through a narrow opening, it provides a wide field of view deep within the body. By using this along with specialized surgical instruments, treatment can be administered without leaving large scars, making this an increasingly common approach (Graph 1). Similar to endoscopic procedures used in gastroenterology (gastroscopy) or general surgery (laparoscopy), Neuroendoscopic Treatment applies these techniques to the brain and spinal cord. This reduces the physical burden of procedures that were traditionally extensive and can also assist in microscopic surgeries commonly performed in neurosurgery.

Conditions Treated with Neuroendoscopy

It is also utilized in various spinal cord and spinal column surgeries.

Benefits of Neuroendoscopic Treatment

Introduction to Various Neuroendoscopic Treatments