Minimally Invasive Endonasal Endoscopic Treatment

Our team approach to patient care brings together highly specialized neurosurgeons and otolaryngologists dedicated to safely removing skull base tumors, pituitary tumors, as well as other types of brain tumors, and lesions through endonasal endoscopic surgery.

This minimally invasive approach enables surgeons to:

Remove tumors and lesions directly through the nose and sinuses, without incisions on the face or skull
Access areas of the brain that are difficult to reach with traditional surgery
Perform surgeries on tumors once considered inoperable

Endonasal endoscopic surgery uses an endoscope, a small telescope-like device equipped with a high-resolution video camera to view and access tumors and lesions through the nose. With the guidance of state-of-the-art medical imaging, the tumor can be dissected and removed with the specially designed instrument.

What you need to know

Photo of Drs. Ishii, Reh and Gallia, the minimally invasive endonasal endoscopic surgery team

Minimally Invasive Endonasal
Endoscopic Surgical Team:
Dr. Masaru Ishii, Dr. Douglas Reh,
and Dr. Gary Gallia

The endonasal endoscopic surgery results in less pain and often a faster recovery than traditional surgery
The incision does not leave a visible scar on the face or scalp
Patients are able to start radiation therapy, if needed, almost immediately, without waiting for incisions to heal

Why choose Johns Hopkins experts for minimally invasive treatment?

Patients from around the world have come to The Johns Hopkins Hospital for our renowned, minimally invasive surgical expertise.

With our dedicated team of doctors and specialists from several disciplines within Johns Hopkins Medicine, we are able to offer patients collaborative treatment for each unique circumstance.