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| Tumor Surgery In India | | | | treatment...... |
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| Surgery for Brain Tumor | | | | We at We Care Health Services, India have a |
| Treatment of a brain tumor depends on its location | | | | different approach towards medical tourism as |
| and type. When possible, the tumor is removed | | | | opposed to our counterparts abroad. Our medical |
| surgically. Some brain tumors can be removed with | | | | tourism process starts with suggesting, brokering and |
| little or no damage to the brain. Surgery is the | | | | referring the patient to the selected hospital and |
| treatment of choice for accessible primary brain | | | | doctor but does not end there. We have direct first |
| tumors, when the patient is in good health. To | | | | name relationship with all the major doctors and |
| remove a brain tumor, a neurosurgeon makes an | | | | surgeons in our partner hospitals in India. We actually |
| opening in the skull. This operation is called a | | | | service the patients while they are in India for the |
| craniotomy. | | | | surgery / treatment. Our team of Clinical |
| The procedure is performed under general anesthesia | | | | Coordinators and Patient Care Managers meet the |
| and involves opening the skull (cranium). The | | | | patient daily, coordinate clinically and non clinically with |
| neurosurgeon makes an incision into the scalp and | | | | the hospital doctors and staff to ensure smooth and |
| several holes (called burr holes) are made in the skull. | | | | trouble less care to the patients and their |
| A bone saw is used to join the holes together to | | | | attendants...... |
| create a flap of bone. The bone flap is then removed | | | | |
| to expose the brain and remove as much of the | | | | |
| tumor as possible. | | | | |
| After the tumor has been partially or completely | | | | Please log on to : |
| resected, the bone flap is replaced and secured using | | | | Send your query : Get a Quote |
| fine wire. Recovery from the procedure may take as | | | | |
| long as 8 weeks. | | | | We Care Core Values |
| Whenever possible, the surgeon attempts to remove | | | | We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| the entire tumor. If the tumor cannot be completely | | | | you as the centre. |
| removed without damaging vital brain tissue, your | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
| doctor may remove as much of the tumor as | | | | exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams |
| possible. The prognosis improves when more than | | | | stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you |
| 90% of a tumor can be removed. | | | | the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. |
| Sometimes surgery is not possible. If the tumor is in | | | | With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five |
| the brain stem or certain other areas, the surgeon | | | | patients our patient care standards are unmatched |
| may not be able to remove the tumor without | | | | across the sub continent. |
| damaging normal brain tissue. Patients who cannot | | | | |