Arizona Man to Undergo Revolutionary Brain Surgery
Surgeon to Remove Potentially Deadly Tumor Near Brainstem.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease) April 22, 2011 - James Ruiz of Peoria, Arizona is about to undergo a revolutionary brain surgery to remove a potentially fatal tumor that, only recently, would have certainly left him deaf and susceptible to facial paralysis. Thanks to the pioneering work of one LA-based brain surgeon, hope is now available for the 52-year-old IT specialist who will undergo the procedure on May 3. Ruiz was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma (AN) -- a benign tumor situated on the eighth cranial nerve near the brainstem.
The minimally invasive procedure that will save his life will be performed by Hrayr Shahinian, M.D., founder of the Skull Base Institute in Los Angeles. The efficacy of Shahinian's new technique was published in the prestigious Journal of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery and the Skull Base Institute is the only facility in the world offering the new treatment.
"The symptoms, which include dizziness, vertigo, hearing loss, headaches and fainting spells, have been devastating and have had a negative impact on my life," said Ruiz, who learned about Shahinian's work via the Internet. "The alternatives of radiation and radical surgery left me depressed and in despair, but when I researched the groundbreaking work being done at the Skull Base Institute, I immediately made an appointment."
Up until now, patients with AN, which affects 1 in every 3,500 Americans, had to undergo an invasive, open-brain procedure that always results in permanent hearing loss. Because such tumors are situated close to the seventh cranial nerve, patients sometimes experience permanent facial paralysis, making it impossible to smile, close one's eye or activate any movement on the affected side of the face. Shahinian, on the other hand, is renowned for only making a small opening behind the ear, inserting the endoscope directly into the affected area and resecting the tumor safely and in its entirety.
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