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 David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |