Minimally Invasive endoNeurosurgery Center
What if you had a brain tumor or aneurysm that threatened your life? A spinal lesion that required delicate surgery near your spinal cord? A cranial nerve disorder that caused disabling facial pain? Or skull and spine injuries from a traumatic accident?
At one time, people with these kinds of serious head, neck, and spine problems faced extensive, potentially disfiguring surgery and long recoveries. For some, surgery may not even have been possible. Now, there is a new option — minimally invasive brain and spine surgery.
At UPMC’s Minimally Invasive endoNeurosurgery Center (MINC), surgeons can treat cancer as well as vascular, nerve, spinal, neurological, and other conditions using powerful imaging technology and special surgical techniques and tools to visualize and access hard-to-reach areas. Since minimal or no incisions are needed, patients typically can return to their normal activities sooner, sometimes within hours or days of surgery.
Collaborative medicine and innovative treatments
MINC’s multi-disciplinary team includes neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, radiologists, neurophysiologists, and other experts in diagnosing and treating complex brain, skull base, and spine disorders. The Expanded Endonasal Approach (EEA), neuro endovascular, percutaneous spine surgery, and awake craniotomy are several of the innovative treatments offered at MINC. See our videos highlighting these and other specialties.
Patients, family members, and physicians are encouraged to contact MINC to request appointments and referrals or get more information about our clinical programs for adults and children, including services for traveling or international patients.