Russian neurosurgeons have conducted the first surgery on removal of a multifocal glioblastoma of complex localization without craniotomy. The surgery involved the performance of diagnostic monitoring with the use of a mobile X-ray apparatus for surgery and a computed tomography system.

      The operation was performed under regional anesthesia and lasted more than nine hours. Innovative medical equipment made it possible to construct a highly accurate map of the localization of the four tumor foci and calculate the access routes for their successful removal.

      Modern X-ray equipment made it possible to control the progress of the operation with the help of navigation and CT scans in a real time mode. All tumor foci of the patient have been completely removed. She regained the lost motor functions, vision and speech already on the operating table.