Lijecnicki vjesnik 2015;137(7-8)
AWAKE SURGERY FOR A PRIMARY BRAIN TUMOR
Krešimir Rotim, Tomislav Sajko, Inga Mladić Batinica, Marina Zmajević Schoenwald, Marta Benko, Marinko Kovačević
Abstract
Awake brain surgery has been approved as a safe and efficaceous operative procedure with the goal of maximal tumor resection and preservation of neurological function. This case report presents the first full awake primary brain tumor surgical procedure performed in Croatia.