Unique brain and spinal column surgeries performed in ArmeniaJune 5, 2010 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Endoscopic transnasal removal of pituitary adenoma (benign brain tumor) was performed for the fist time in Armenia. The operation was performed at RA Defense Ministry’s Central Clinical Military Hospital (CCMH), head of neurological department Artur Hakobyan stated. As he noted at June 5 Armenian-Russian neurosurgical conference, head of Federal Neurosurgery Center professor Yuri Grigoryan and CCMH surgeon Mushegh Stepanyan were invited to jointly perform the surgery. As Professor Hakobyan emphasized, the new method allows operating with minimal invasion, making the surgery less traumatic. Another unique operation performed at the hospital is strengthening of injured vertebral body with bone cement. The new method was named vertebraeplastics. “We’ll base our future operations on improved methods Russian surgeons shared with us,” he noted. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. |