Choosing to undergo brain or spine surgery is a significant and often challenging decision. Different surgical options are available, each with its own benefits and potential risks. Seeking a second opinion can be invaluable, helping you make the best choice for your health while ensuring that your treatment plan aligns with the latest in modern medical advancements.
Why is a second opinion often beneficial?
Understanding the necessity of a proposed operation, the specific reasons behind choosing a particular surgical method, and managing expectations can be challenging. Following discussions with the primary physician, patients may still seek clarity on the reasons for the recommended operation and explore potential alternative treatments. Additionally, gaining more insight into the risks associated with the surgery becomes a common concern.
Depending on the treatment plan, key differences may arise:
- Suggested surgical technique
The choice between open, microsurgical, or endoscopic surgery - Choice of surgical strategy
Deciding on a minimally invasive, radical, or staged plan - Safety aspects
Factors like intraoperative monitoring, extended risk assessment, and functional control during surgery
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Why you should seek treatment at Inselspital
For a successful therapy, it is very important that you are treated by experienced specialists, because the number of procedures performed, a high level of expertise and the use of the latest technology are essential factors for the success of the treatment. Equally important is trust in the team that is looking after you.
To ensure that you are in the best hands, some of our quality criteria can help you decide:
Number of operations
We have published these figures transparently on our website for each respective disease. In 2024 alone, we performed 417 tumor operations (biopsies and resections), of which 359 were gliomas. Please feel free to contact us at any time for further information.
Research
We conduct numerous studies in our various areas of expertise and publish our results in national and international media.
Innovative surgical technologies
Our operating area, with four state-of-the-art operating rooms, is the heart of our clinic. The implementation of computers and navigation in the operating room, the use of microscopes and endoscopes, the latest electrophysiological function monitoring, and the continuous improvement of imaging, even during an intervention, allow for precision in procedures in the sub-millimeter range.
Certifications
Our outstanding quality of treatment is reflected in our official certifications as a tumor center and as a spine center.
Recommendation
We are proud of our high patient recommendation rate (9.0 out of 10), which we determine and evaluate annually using questionnaires. We also receive excellent feedback on the quality of our treatment in the reviews on our company profile on Google.
Personalized care
We place a high value on personalized, high-quality care. This requires a sufficient number of doctors and nurses for each patient, coordinated care standards and continuous monitoring of the quality of our care. We present the doctors treating you with photos and profiles on our website.
Modern patient rooms
We want you to feel comfortable with us. The neurosurgical ward is located in the new Anna Seiler House – one of the most modern hospital buildings in Switzerland. Our tasteful single and double rooms offer you maximum comfort and privacy.