The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- neurological examination
- CT/MRI of the brain
(if indicated clinically, additional cost is 650/1200 €) - nursing services
- tumor board: consultation of
oncologist, radiologist, surgeon - treatment by chief physician and all leading experts
- explanation of individual treatment plan
Required documents
- Medical records
- Brain MRI/CT scan (not older than 3 months)
- Biopsy results (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University Hospital Bonn offers the full range of surgical treatment of diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. The department also specializes in the treatment of rare neurosurgical pathologies in children, and therefore collaborates with the specialized medical facilities all over the world. The department's tasks include counseling and treatment of adult patients who need further treatment due to the long-term effects of childhood diseases. These include, in particular, complications of meningomyelocele, spinal lipomas, hydrocephalus and spasticity.
The department is headed by one of the best neurosurgeons in Germany – Dr. med. Hannes Haberl. For over 20 years, the doctor regularly held internships in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, St. Louis, San Francisco, Chicago and San Antonio, where he received invaluable experience, mastered the classical and advanced surgical techniques. All this contributes to the highest level of medical care, which makes the department one of the best in Germany and Europe.
The department works in close cooperation with all pediatric departments of the university hospital. In addition, if necessary, pediatricians, pediatric anesthetists, specially trained intensive care doctors, experts in obstetrics, neonatology, pediatric neurology, epileptology, oncology, pediatric orthopedics and pediatric surgery are involved in the process.
It is known that the most accurate diagnostics is the key to successful treatment, so the department carries out all modern examinations, for example, MRI, CT, sonography, X-rays (all examinations are carried out using state-of-the-art equipment, which ensures minimal exposure). The department also offers functional diagnostics (electromyography, measurement of nerve conduction velocity, registration of motor and somatosensory evoked potentials, electroencephalogram). Intraoperative monitoring is widely used during the surgical treatment.
The department is part of the Bonn regional certified Center for Tumors in Children. This certification guarantees the most effective treatment of malignant diseases of the nervous system in children in accordance with the recommendations of the professional neurosurgical societies. In addition, patients can take part in the clinical trials of the very latest drugs and treatment methods.
The main clinical focuses of the department include:
Diagnostics and treatment of cerebral palsy/spasticity |
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Diagnostics and treatment of craniosynostosis |
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Diagnostics and treatment of hydrocephalus |
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Diagnostics and treatment of spina bifida (open and closed forms of the pathology) | |
Diagnostics and treatment of epilepsy |
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Diagnostics and treatment of tumors of the central nervous system |
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Diagnostics and treatment of other neurosurgical diseases in children |
Curriculum vitae
Dr. med. Hannes Haberl is one of the best pediatric neurosurgeons in Germany. The doctor has specialization in Spinal Cord Surgery in children with spasticity. In addition, he performs a unique correction of the skull deformation using the special models.
Prior to work at the University Hospital Bonn, Dr. med. Hannes Haberl made a significant contribution to the development of the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University Hospital Ulm. Previously, for ten years, he headed the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Charite University Hospital Berlin.
After studying in Germany, the doctor went to France and the United States in order to obtain qualifications and new experience in Pediatric Neurosurgery. He was trained by the best world-class specialists. Dr. Haberl mastered modern surgical techniques in Marseille, St. Louis, Chicago and San Francisco, and then returned to Germany in order to practice them and pass on his experience to other specialists.
It should be noted that the doctor in collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics and Perinatal Medicine at the University Hospital Bonn offers the treatment for spina bifida in the womb. In 2007, he performed the so-called selective dorsal rhizotomy for the first time in Germany. This complex procedure significantly reduces spasticity caused by damage to the spinal cord of newborns. When performing it, Prof. Haberl has extremely limited access to the spine. With the help of the microscope, he selectively produces excision of nerve fibers, which maintain constant muscle tension. Thus, the arc of the nervous reflex, which is the basis of spasticity is interrupted. The doctor carried out more than 140 such interventions in children and ensures the effectiveness of the manipulation.
Also, the neurosurgeon performs a unique worldwide correction of skull malformations. The key moment here is the use of special models of children's heads of normal shape, which help to calculate and create a suitable model for each operation. With the help of special tools, the skull bones can be adapted to the shape of the model up to millimeter.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Bonn
About hospital
According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the University Hospital Bonn ranks among the top ten medical facilities in Germany!
The hospital was opened on January 1, 2001, although in fact it inherits the medical facility, which operated at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bonn. The hospital in Germany combines all the highest standards of modern university medicine of the international level. A highly competent team of experienced physicians, which consists of more than 8,000 employees from various fields, takes care of the patients’ health.
The hospital has 32 specialized departments and 23 institutes, which implement the highest standards of treatment in Germany. On their basis, in addition to the successful clinical activities, the productive research and training of young specialists are carried out. Also, the hospital has 10 intensive care units and more than 30 cutting-edge operating rooms. They are equipped with the advanced surgical, navigation and monitoring systems, which provide sparing and the most effective surgical treatment. The total number of places for hospitalization is 1,250 beds.
The hospital presents all fields of medicine, while many of them are awarded by prestigious German and international certificates. For example, in 2007, the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the hospital became one of the four winners at the nationwide competition among Cancer Centers of Excellence. The research focuses primarily on the clinical genetics and genetic epidemiology, neurology, immunology and infectiology, hepatology and gastroenterology, and diseases of the cardiovascular system. The research findings contribute to the development of new therapeutic methods and overall improvement of treatment in Germany.
The main value for all employees of the hospital in Germany is human health, his individual needs and wishes, therefore, despite the high-tech infrastructure, the focus remains on the human attitude and respect for each patient.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Hospital Bonn live in cozy single, double and triple rooms, designed in bright colors. The standard room furnishing includes a comfortable bed with a remote control, a bedside table, a wardrobe, a table and chairs, as well as a TV and a telephone. Each patient room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with toilet and shower. The hospital also provides enhanced-comfort rooms.
Meals and Menus
The patients of the hospital are offered tasty and balanced three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Every day each meal features three different menus, including a vegetarian one. If you for some reason do not eat all the food, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences prior to the treatment.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Religion
Christian priests are available for the patients at any time. Representatives of other religions may be requested at any time.
Accompanying person
Your companion may stay with you in your room or at a hotel of your choice during the fixed program.
Hotel
You may stay at the hotel during the outpatient program. Our employees will support you for selecting the best option.
The hospital offers a full range of laboratory tests (general, hormonal, tests for infections, antibodies, tumor markers, etc.), genetic tests, various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET / CT, angiography, myelography, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, stereotaxic interventions is carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.
- Surgical treatment of the brain tumors, tumors of spinal cord and spine
- Replacement of all joints, resection arthroplasty
- Deep brain stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation in patients with epilepsy
- Multimodal complex treatment of Parkinson disease
- Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)
These are benign and malignant breast pathologies, malignant tumors of various localizations, neuromuscular diseases, stroke, retinal pathologies and various visual impairments, infertility, autoimmune diseases, epilepsy, coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction, leukemia and other pathologies.
- Ophthalmology
- Epileptology
- Reproductive medicine
- Hematology and oncology
- Neurosurgery
Over 8,000 highly qualified doctors and other employees work at the hospital.