Dr Horaczek once again spent several days in Sofia, where he continued the now well-established collaboration with the Bulgarian neurosurgical colleagues at SofiaMed University Hospital.
On this occasion, together with the local team, he performed a number of procedures, including the first successful fully endoscopic removal of a pituitary tumour at this hospital.
In this procedure, a tumour of the pituitary gland is removed in a minimally invasive manner through the patient’s nose using an endoscope. The operation is minimally traumatic, and the patient can usually be discharged after just a few days, without any visible signs of surgery.
