NEUROSURGICAL DIVISION

The Dubrovnik General Hospital disposes now of a Neurosurgical Division.

Neurosurgery is specialized in the microsurgical and less invasive treatment of brain  and spinal lesions.
It is equipped  to offer modern day treatment options for general and special conditions. The  initial spectrum involves the  diagnosis, treatment and post-operative care of:

- head trauma
- intracerebral lesions such as tumors and hematomas
- cerebral  spinal fluid circulation problems (hydrocephalus)
- spinal pathology such as:  cervical disc herniations, cervical myelopathy, lumbar spinal canal stenosis spinal instability 
- acute and chronic pain syndromes

During 2010 and through further infrastructural support and more equipment, the Neurosurgical Division is also qualifled to perform stereotactic operations. This a special  image-guided technique that allows for example to perform biopsies of the  brain and remove hematomas minimaly invasive.
Together with the  introduction of the Magnetic Resonance in the Hospital, patients  from  Dubrovnik and area can be fully diagnosed and  treated here.
Microsurgery allows together with other  techniques for a truly minimal invasive  resolutive treatment and remains the „Golden Standard“ in comparasion with  recent  and not evidenced based cncepts.
Fundamental  is always a patient tailored treatment, this means to combine different techiques to   best  resolve the problem of the patient based on his  individual diagnosis and situation. For  this it is  necessary to offer and be able to perform a  wide variety of  proven  and safe techniques.

Nowadays it is no longer correct to speak about „classical operations“  in an outdated manner.  Micro-neurosurgery was and is the origin and promotor of less invasive surgery and is  characterized  by a minimal tissue manipulation and trauma. Through the  use of the  microscope smaller incisions are performed and patients can leave the  Hospital for exampie after  a lumbar or cervical disc operation after  1-2 days!

The Neurosurgical Division closely collaborates with other instritutions in and outside of Croatia and has full recongition and support  of international accredited societies such as: ISMISS (International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery), SAS (Spine  Arthoplasty Society), AAMISMS (American Academy of Minimal Invasive Spinal Medicine and Surgery) and ISLASS (International Society for Laser Assisted Spinal Surgery)  among others.

Neurosurgery in Dubrovnik is concerned in applying  and developing  further  treatment guidelines and protocols to optimize  patient  care and surgical results and its specialist has already developed such protocols  which  are being  applied in other  contries.
Through a correct diagnosis and treatment,  not only do the patients  benefit but unnecessary costs are avoided for  the patients and the  Health System.
Technical developments are being  introduced on a daily basis in medicine but they have to be used correctly and  proven to be beneficial.

Neurosurgery  disposes of its own  ward with trained and dedicated nursing staff.

Ambulance days:  Wednesday from  9 - 13,00
                 Friday        from   9 -13,00

Contact person:  Branka Pače-Ćumo,Chief nurse
Telephone num.:  020 431 530

Prof. Dr. med.Dr.h.c. Walter Bini
Cellular: 091 4317138
e-mail: walterb@bolnica-du.hr