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The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical analysis of blood
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- indicators blood coagulation
- neurological examination
- functionality x-ray
- CT/MRI scan
- neuropsychological tests (on indications):
- preoperative care
- cranioplasty using individual implant
- 1-day intensive care unit stay
- postoperative MRI control
- symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation
- developing of further guidance
Required documents
- Medical records
- X-ray examination, MRI/CT scan (if available)
Service
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About the department
The Department of Neurosurgery at the University Hospital Bonn offers the full range of surgical treatment of diseases of the nervous system and belongs to the largest medical facilities of this kind at the national level. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Vatter.
The department has 4 state-of-art operating rooms where more than 2,700 interventions are performed annually. It has the progressive surgical equipment, for example, intraoperative monitoring, neuronavigation, tools for performing minimally invasive operations, which provide the most effective and reliable therapy. The department has earned the reputation of the Center of Competence in the field of tumor surgery of the nervous system and spine.
In addition, the key to the department’s successful clinical practice is a modern and the most accurate diagnostics. For example, it carries out such examinations as computed tomography with 3D reconstruction, magnetic resonance imaging (also during surgery and under anesthesia), digital angiography with 3D reconstruction, invasive and non-invasive diagnostics of epilepsy, etc.
The service range of the department includes:
- Neurosurgical oncology (surgical treatment of tumors of the brain and its meninges, skull, spinal cord and spinal column)
- Microsurgery
- Stereotactic surgery
- Interdisciplinary therapy
- Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
- Deep brain stimulation
- Movement disorders (Parkinson's disease, dystonia, essential tremor)
- Neuromodulation and special pain therapy
- Neuropsychiatric conditions (obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, Alzheimer's disease, Tourette syndrome)
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Hemifacial spasm
- Vascular neurosurgery
- Cerebral aneurysms
- Arteriovenous malformations (angiomas)
- Cavernomas
- Dural arteriovenous fistulas
- Extra- and intracranial shunting
- Skull base surgery
- Pituitary surgery
- Acoustic neuroma
- Skull base meningioma
- Chordoma/chondroma
- Surgical treatment of epilepsy
- Spinal surgery
- Spinal disc herniation (cervical, thoracic, lumbar spine)
- Ventral and dorsal spinal stabilization
- Tumors of the spine and spinal cord
- Inflammatory spinal diseases (spondylodiscitis, arthritis)
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Other medical services
Curriculum vitae
Prof. Hartmut Vatter is the Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University Hospital Bonn. His clinical focuses include minimally invasive microneurosurgery, cranial and spinal neuronavigation, cranial and spinal endoscopy, intraoperative MRT and 3-D X-ray technique, conscious surgery, functional stereotactic surgical and irradiation techniques. Of particular importance is neurovascular surgery.
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.