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Awake Craniotomy - Surgery With a Smile

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Stephen Dubovich, a 61-year-old from McClellandtown, Fayette County, was having surgery as he followed the instructions issued by a neurophysiology technician crouching by him at the operating table. Behind a plastic drape, Dr. Arlan Mintz, director of neurosurgical oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, carefully probed the exposed surface of the right side of the patient's brain, near his temple. "I'm just listening to what's going on around me," Mr. Dubovich said. "They told me I'd be awake and talking. I'm awake and talking." Hearing him say he'd be glad when it was over, Dr. Mintz got him to chuckle by responding, "If you find this boring, it's very good. It means you're not in pain and everything is going fine." The operation is called an awake craniotomy, and Mr. Dubovich had it done so that the surgeon could carefully resect, the medical term for cut out, a tumor that threatened to invade the brain's motor strip, which lets him use his left side. Source health@post-gazette.com

Channel: People & Blogs
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: ItalianGBMGroup

Length: 05:57
Rating: 5.00
Views: 14336

Tags: awake  craniotomy  glioblastoma  glioma  surgery  

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Jamalje (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
when i hear the drill i would be like no no stop wait...go in 3...2...'uh wait! but seriously thats a very scary operation and I hope anyone who went throught that I wish them best of luck! regards Jamalje
dragonboy34 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
that's really cool dude, i hope that goes well.
SupaBMiller (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I had an awake craniotomy last march. There were a lot of similarities. I had mine in Boston. What a lot of people don't realize is these surgeries last upwards of 6 hours. Also, you can feel the pressure when they are sucking the tumor out. The drilling of the skull is quite uncomfortable as well.
jimmythecricket120 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
good luck to you, hope you get through without any problems
invadersplan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is a great example of what I'll be going through next month. It's nice to see what will be happening vice someone trying to explain it to you. Very good.
AlphaWolfen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
OMG THE DRILL NOISE
carolinc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
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insta7 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I hope you make a great recovery and all is well.
redlips81 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
totally cool!!
fieldofstorms (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Incredible


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