From Anatomic Lab to Operating Theatre

Abstract

The neurosurgical practice is always evolving, achieving new technologies and new techniques every day. From the beginning in the anatomic laboratory, the neurosurgeon could visualize on specimens all the structures and all the areas of the brain. When facing a lesion, the treatment must be carefully planned, and all the information collected by each study and investigation performed must be organized and summarized. This complex work of planning will make the surgery much more efficient, and every technology will perform its precise role. Moreover, the patient management is multidisciplinary and requires a precise teamwork: the follow-up usually is a lifelong course. When a case finishes, it's time for the neurosurgeon to go back to the anatomical lab and start again to study the possible perspectives for the next case.