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Conditions Treatments
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acoustic neuroma 360° Approach
acromegaly Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
adenocarcinoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
adenoid cystic carcinoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
adenoma (pituitary tumor) Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
aneurysm, cerebral (brain) Microsurgical Clipping
Endovascular Surgery
angiofibroma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
angioma Neuroendoport® Surgery
apoplexy, pituitary Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
arachnoid cyst Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
arteriovenous malformation (AVM)/fistula Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
Neuroendoport® Surgery
Neuroendovascular Surgery
AVM embolization
ethanol sclerotherapy
permanent vessel sacrifice
B
basilar invagination (Chiari malformation) Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
brain abscess Neuroendoport® Surgery
brain aneurysm (cerebral) Microsurgical Clipping
Endovascular Surgery
brain tumor Awake Craniotomy
Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
Neuroendoport® Surgery
C
carcinoma, adenoid cystic Endoscopic Endonasal Approach(EEA)
carcinoma, squamous cell Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
Neuroendoport® Surgery
carotid-cavernous sinus fistula Neuroendovascular Surgery
cavernous carotid fistula Neuroendovascular Surgery
embolization
cerebral (brain) aneurysm Microsurgical Clipping
Endovascular Surgery
cerebral hemorrhage Neuroendoport® Surgery
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
cervical spinal stenosis Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Chiari malformation Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
cholesteatoma/cholesterol granuloma  Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
chondroma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
chondrosarcoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
chordoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
compression fracture Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
cranial nerve disorders Cranial Nerve Disorders
craniofacial fracture Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
craniofacial malformation Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
craniopharyngioma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
Cushing’s disease Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
Neuroendovascular Surgery

evaluation by petrosal sinus sampling
cyst, colloid Neuroendoport® Surgery
cyst, Rathke cleft Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
cyst, synovial Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
D
degenerative disc disease Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
dermoid tumor Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
disc herniation Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
disc rupture/hernia Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
dysplasia, fibrous Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
Dystonia Deep Brain Stimulation
E
encephalocele Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
epidermoid tumor Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
esthesioneuroblastoma
(olfactory neuroblastoma)
Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
epilepsy Resection of Seizure Focus
Multiple Subpial Transection
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Essential Tremor Deep Brain Stimulation
extracranial vertebral artery disease Neuroendovascular Surgery
carotid angioplasty and stenting
F
fibrous dysplasia Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
fistula, carotid-cavernous sinus Neuroendovascular Surgery
fistula, cavernous carotid Neuroendovascular Surgery
embolization
fracture, compression Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
fracture, craniofacial Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
G
geniculate neuralgia Cranial Nerve Disorders
glioblastoma multiforme Awake Craniotomy
Neuroendoport® Surgery
glioma Awake Craniotomy
Neuroendoport® Surgery
glomus tumor Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
glossopharyngeal neuralgia Cranial Nerve Disorders
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hemangioblastoma Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
hemangioma (brain) Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
Neuroendoport® Surgery
hemangioma (spine) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
hemangiopericytoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
hemifacial spasm (facial twitch) Cranial Nerve Disorders
hemorrhage, cerebral/intracranial Neuroendoport® Surgery
herniated disc Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
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inflammatory pseudotumor Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
injury, spinal Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
intracranial hemorrhage Neuroendoport® Surgery
invasive fungal sinusitis Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
inverting papilloma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
K
kyphosis Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
L
lateral femoral cutaneous nerve syndrome Cranial Nerve Disorders
lumbar disc rupture/herniation Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
M
macroadenoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
malignant meningioma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
meningioma (brain) Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
meningioma (spine) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
meningocele Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
metastatic cancer Awake Craniotomy
Neuroendoport® Surgery
metastatic tumor (spine) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
microadenoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
N
neuralgia, geniculate Cranial Nerve Disorders
neuralgia, glossopharyngeal Cranial Nerve Disorders
neuralgia, occipital Cranial Nerve Disorders
neuralgia, trigeminal Cranial Nerve Disorders
neuroblastoma, olfactory Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
neurofibroma (brain) Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
neurofibroma (spine) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
neurolemmoma, vestibular schwannoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
neuroma, acoustic
(vestibular schwannoma)
360° Approach
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occipital neuralgia Cranial Nerve Disorders
odontoid Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
olfactory neuroblastoma (esthesioneuroblastoma) Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
optic nerve compression Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
osteoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
osteomyelitis Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
osteporosis Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
osteosarcoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
P
pain, back or disc Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
papilloma, inverting Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
paraganglioma (glomus tumor) Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
Parkinson's Disease Deep Brain Stimulation
pituitary apoplexy Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
pituitary tumor (adenoma) Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
pseudotumor cerebri Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
R
Rathke cleft cyst Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
rhabdomyosarcoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
S
schwannoma (brain) Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
schwannoma (spine) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
scoliosis Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
sinus thrombosis Neuroendovascular Surgery
sinus tumor Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
sinusitis, invasive fungal Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
spasm, hemifacial Cranial Nerve Disorders
spinal compression fracture Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
spinal cord injury Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
vertebral body methylmethacrylate injection
spinal cord injury and spinal trauma Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
spinal injury Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
spinal stenosis Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
spondylolisthesis Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
squamous cell carcinoma Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
Neuroendoport® Surgery
stenosis, spinal Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
stroke Neuroendovascular Surgery
balloon arterial occlusion test
carotid angioplasty and stenting
percutaneous transluminal arterial angioplasty (PTA) and stenting
thrombolysis
T
tethered cord syndrome Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
tinnitus Cranial Nerve Disorders
trigeminal neuralgia and atypical
trigeminal neuralgia
Cranial Nerve Disorders
tumors Awake Craniotomy
Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA)
Neuroendovascular Surgery

Chemotherapy
intra-arterial chemotherapy
tumor embolization
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V
vascular injury 360° Approach
vascular malformation Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
vertigo Cranial Nerve Disorders
vestibular schwannoma 360° Approach
ventricular tumors Neuroendoport® Surgery

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