06. Meet Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery’s Pathfinder | Dr. Chester Griffiths скачать в хорошем качестве

06. Meet Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery’s Pathfinder | Dr. Chester Griffiths

When patients ask him what he does in brain and pituitary surgeries, Dr. Chester Griffiths tells them that he “opens the curtains for the main event.” Dr. Griffiths is a head and neck surgeon, and it’s his job to get brain surgeons where they need to go. For the minimally invasive brain and pituitary surgery done at PNI, that means creating the pathway surgically through the nose and sinuses and into the base of the brain, so his colleagues can remove tumors without making large holes in the skull. Thanks to Dr. Griffiths’ surgical expertise, many patients can get out of the hospital in just two to three days, instead of six or seven, and feel better, sooner, thereafter. In many patients, preexisting nasal breathing and sinus infection problems are corrected in the course of creating the surgical corridor. It's a two-for-one with patients experiencing extra benefits of breathing and smelling better as well as treating chronic sinus infections. It’s intense work. Dr. Griffiths works micro-instruments to delve deep inside the head. He peers through tiny cameras to avoid crucial nerves and listens with highly sensitive ultrasound microphones for the sound of life-giving arteries that must not be touched. Once the tumor comes into view, he assists his neurosurgical colleagues removing the disease. Then, Dr. Griffiths leads them out again. He is a pathfinder in a tiny, hidden, and critical land, and he loves leading his colleagues to where their work is required.