Neurosurgery

2024/02/22

The Neurosurgery service provides a comprehensive range of open and minimally invasive neurological and spinal procedures for both brain and spinal conditions. Our neurosurgeons from Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and National University Hospital specialise in all phases of neurological surgery for the management of brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerve diseases, disorders and tumours, including traumatic head and spine injury.

Our range of surgeries includes:

Surgical Neuro-oncology
Vascular Neurosurgery
Skull Base Surgery
Functional Neurosurgery
Trauma Neurosurgery
Spine Surgery (in a multi-disciplinary team approach with orthopaedic spine surgeons using open and minimally invasive spine techniques)

The Department also offers Clinical Fellowship Programmes. For more information, click here.

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Services

Surgical Neuro-oncology

Excision of brain tumours
Excision of cerebral metastases
Stereotactic biopsy of brain lesions
Gamma knife radiosurgery

Vascular Neurosurgery

Evacuation of spontaneous intra-cerebral haemorrhage
Cerebral vascular augmentation and revascularisation procedures (extracranial-intracranial bypass)
Clipping of cerebral aneurysm
Decompressive craniectomy for cerebral infarction
Excision of vascular malformations
Gamma knife radiosurgery

Skull Base Surgery

Excision of skull base tumours
Excision of sellar tumours
Cranial facial procedures for tumour excision and cerebrospinal leaks

Functional Neurosurgery

Deep brain stimulation eg. Parkinson's Disease
Epilepsy surgery including vagal nerve stimulator
Gamma knife radiosurgery
Micro-vascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemi-facial spasm
Needloscopic sympathectomy eg. palmar hyperhidrosis, commonly known as sweaty palms
Nerve and muscle biopsies for diagnostic purposes
Nerve release / decompression procedure

Trauma Neurosurgery

Decompressive craniectomy
Evacuation of intracranial haemorrhage / contusions
Insertion of Intracranial pressure monitor
Ventriculo-peritoneal / pleural / atrial shunts
Cranioplasty

Spine Surgery

(in conjunction with orthopaedic spine surgeons using open and minimally invasive spine techniques)

Degenerative pathologies eg. prolapsed disc, spinal canal stenosis
Developmental pathologies eg. tethered cord
Oncologic pathologies eg. spine tumours
Spinal stabilisation / instrumentation
Spinal trauma

Clinic Location

Clinic A73 & A74 Surgery

Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 5.30pm
Sat: 8.30am - 12.30pm
Sun & PH: Closed

Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
Tower A - Specialist Outpatient Clinics
Level 7

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