Apollo Hospitals tap minimally access brain surgery techniques

MUSCAT: A wave of new technologies is dramatically transforming the way medical surgeries are being performed in the modern era. From minimally invasive surgery to robotics to big data and artificial intelligence, surgeons are now given access to a range of cutting-edge tools that present the best possible outcome and care. Technological innovations have, for one, the greatest impact on diagnosing and treating brain tumours and other neurological conditions, according to Apollo Hospitals, one of India’s leading super specialty hospitals.

“The diagnosis of brain tumours among people of all ages has increased significantly owing to the advancement in medical technology. For the same reason, patients with brain tumours and other neurological conditions can now get early diagnosis resulting in superior clinical outcomes with an increasingly better quality of life,” Dr Sunil Kutty, Consultant, Neurosurgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai. The technological advancements come at a time when the number of global cancer cases is rising at an alarming rate. In the Middle East, the WHO has observed an increase in cancer incidence in the region. The WHO has forecasted that the current figures will double by 2030, with studies citing Saudi Arabia as one of the Middle Eastern countries with the highest prevalence rate of brain tumours.