Neurosurgery in Israel
Neurosurgical patients in Israel benefit from the expertise of highly-qualified specialists, as well as modern diagnostic techniques and innovative treatment protocols. Israeli is home to a number of world-renowned neurosurgeons; foreign neurosurgeons routinely travel to Israel to train at Ichilov and Sheba medical centers, where hundreds of operations are performed every year.
Foreign patients also have the opportunity to consult with top Israeli neurosurgeons prior to their arrival in Israel. Patients can also send their medical history, including MRI and/or CT scan images, so that the treating physician can draft an appropriate treatment plan in advance.
Once they’ve arrived in Israel, patients will undergo thorough diagnostics, which includes a cranial US scan, MRI and MRA of neck vessels and brain, and neuronavigation and stereotaxy.
The aforementioned diagnostic tools can also be used during an operation, for guidance and monitoring of the surgical procedure. All the diagnostic equipment used is renewed every two years.
Brain and Spinal Cord Neurosurgery
- Endoscopic resection of brain and spinal cord tumors
- Skull base tumor surgery
- Histopathology of various brain and cranial membrane tumors
- Endoscopic neck tumor resection
- CyberKnife treatment (CyberKnife is a ground-breaking radiation delivery system that can treat both malignant and benign tumors); this treatment is available exclusively at Sheba Hospital
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Israeli Centers’ Pediatric Neurosurgery Departments help young patients from all over the world; they often take and successfully treat cases rejected by other neurosurgeons due to the extent of and/or location of the tumor.
Israeli experts specialize in treatment of:
- Cerebellar tumors
- Spinal cord tumors
- Syringomyelia
- Hydrocephalus
It is important to note that Israeli specialists opt for the least traumatic method of treatment, preferring endoscopic surgery wherever possible.
Additional Treatments
- Treatment of epilepsy, including the implantation of special electrodes to inhibit development of seizure activity in the brain
- Endoscopic resection of cortical brain tumors
- Surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease.
- Microsurgical repair of peripheral nerve injuries (i.e. the brachial plexus complex)
- Resection of peripheral nerve tumors,
- Neurolysis
- Treatment of regional pain syndrome
- Surgical treatment of pituitary adenomas - this procedure is performed using an innovative method called endonasal micro-traumatic correction, which allows patients to be discharged on the following day. This operation is performed in only two medical centers in the world, one of which is Assuta Hospital.
