 Neurosurgery,
a highly-advanced specialty involving disorders of the
brain, skull, spinal cord, spine and nervous system.
Our neurosurgeons employ both surgical and
nonsurgical
techniques to treat conditions such as aneurysms, carotid artery disease, herniated discs, pituitary gland
disorders, tumors, cysts and infections of the brain and spinal cord.
Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)
Neurosurgeons at White-Wilson NeuroScience Center use minimally invasive surgery
(MIS) and non-invasive treatments whenever these techniques can achieve comparable or better results compared to standard open surgical procedures. State-of-the-art, minimally invasive neuronavigation technology minimizes incisions and often allows surgeons to cosmetically hide scars.
At White-Wilson's NeuroScience Center, Dr. Levine was the first surgeon
between New Orleans and Tallahassee to successfully perform a Pro
Disc-C Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement surgery, a
minimally-invasive alternative to traditional fusion surgery.
Minimally Invasive Surgery Procedures
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Microcraniotomy
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- For certain brain tumors deep under the surface of the brain, a narrow opening (about half an inch in diameter) can be used to reach the tumor.
- The narrow opening minimizes damage to normal brain tissue overlying the tumor.
- In other cases, precise stereotactic neuronavigation may allow very small skin incisions and bony openings (craniotomy) for removal of brain tumors.
- White-Wilson neurosurgeons perform this minimally invasive surgery operation in the intraoperative
NeuroScience Center.
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Neuroendoscopy
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- This minimally invasive surgery technique uses specialized endoscopes with high resolution video cameras to perform surgery of the brain.
- Smaller incisions and bony openings often result in less pain and shorter hospital stays.
- White-Wilson
neuroendoscopic surgeons have expertise in a wide variety of endoscopic procedures, including:
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- Colloid cyst
- Endonasal, transphenoidal removal of pituitary
tumor
- Endonasal removal of meningioma
- Craniopharyngioma
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- Specially trained neurosurgeons at
White-Wilson
perform this minimally invasive surgery procedure.
- A small incision (less than an inch) is needed for neuroendoscopy.
- Many brain tumor operations that previously required a large scalp incision and large bony opening (craniotomy) can be performed using smaller incisions and craniotomy openings.
- One example is the "eyebrow" approach, which allows removal of tumors above, between, or behind the eye using a "key hole" craniotomy.
- Some of the tumors that possibly can be approached using minimally invasive "key hole" craniotomies include:
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- Sphenoid wing meningioma
- Pituitary tumor
- Craniopharyngioma
- Specially trained
White-Wilson neurosurgeons perform this minimally invasive surgery
procedure
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Our Providers
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Joseph E. Levine, M.D.,
Ph.D
Board Certified
Neurological Surgery
863-8291
Neil Garrett (Garry) Powell, Jr., M.D.
Board Certified
Neurological Surgery
850.863.8291
Adam J. Hoffman, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant
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