Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery

The Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery has 25 beds and specializes in the treatment of various types of neurosurgical pathology in children aged 0 to 17. The combination of the latest treatment and diagnostic methods and the professionalism of doctors allows us to cover the entire spectrum of neuropathology in children - the neurosurgeons of the department perform complex operations on various parts of the central and peripheral nervous system in children, the vessels of the brain and spinal cord, and the spine. About 500-600 children are treated annually with various diseases of the nervous system, including:

  • brain tumors,
  • hydrocephalus,
  • brain cysts,
  • cerebral aneurysms,
  • arteriovenous malformations of the brain and spinal cord,
  • craniosynostosis,
  • traumatic brain injuries.

During such operations, intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring is performed to prevent damage to nerve structures. The department also performs surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. With the participation of specialists in the field of spinal diseases, the department performs surgical treatment of children with various spinal injuries and spinal cord tumors, as well as with congenital malformations of the spine and spinal cord (Chiari malformations, diastematomyelia, syringomyelia). The department's specialists have extensive experience in the field of endoscopic interventions on the brain. At the same time, the possibility of intraoperative use of modern navigation systems increases the likelihood of a successful outcome of the operation.

Department equipment

The department has modern diagnostic and surgical equipment:

  • endoscopic video systems;
  • system for monitoring biomechanical properties of the brain and intracranial pressure;
  • ultrasound and laser disintegrator;
  • microsurgical equipment and instruments;
  • frame stereotaxic system;
  • catheters and devices for endovascular operations;
  • liquor drainage systems;
  • frameless neuronavigation station;
  • system of rigid and semi-rigid (children's) fixation of the skull;
  • intraoperative neurophysiological station;
  • autohemotransfusion stations;
  • neurostimulators.

Each ward has all the conditions for a comfortable stay of the mother and child in the hospital - built-in furniture, a separate bathroom, a shower room, functional beds. The department has an effective system for calling medical personnel. There are 4 specialized wards for nursing newborns.

Department capabilities:

The department's doctors use all modern methods of surgical and auxiliary treatment, including:

  • Microsurgical removal of brain tumors using an intraoperative navigation system
  • Microsurgical removal of brain tumors using intraoperative neuromonitoring. Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal removal of brain tumors using a neuronavigation intraoperative system
  • Biopsy of brain tumors using a stereotaxic system
  • Implantation of a shunt system for hydrocephalus of various etiologies
  • Endoscopic ventriculocisternostomy for hydrocephalus of various etiologies
  • Surgical treatment of drug-resistant forms of epilepsy
  • Clipping of cerebral aneurysms
  • Endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms (with microspirals, remodeling using a balloon or stent)
  • Microsurgical excision of vascular anomalies
  • Endovascular embolization of vascular pathologies (arteriovenous malformations, arteriovenous fistulas) with adhesive components
  • Endovascular treatment of carotid-cavernous anastomosis
  • Endovascular stenting vessels of the head and neck
  • One-stage resection of the affected vertebra with stabilization of the affected segment
  • Microsurgical removal of a space-occupying lesion of the spinal cord and spine
  • Decompression of the craniovertebral junction

The department has introduced a number of new concepts related to important aspects of diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the nervous system in children. In particular, endoscopic methods of operations in the treatment of complicated forms of hydrocephalus, tumors of the posterior cranial fossa, Chiari malformation, craniosynostosis have been introduced and improved. Joint observations and research are carried out with medical institutions in Turkey, Israel, and Russia.

Head of the Department is Dr. Gabit Olenbay, neurosurgeon of the highest qualification category.