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Balloon Helps Doctor Reach Brain Tumor

Posted by michael on from the coming-through dept.

Anml4ixoye writes "A neurosurgeon at Cincinnati Children's Hospital has succesfully completed removal of a tumor in an previously thought inoperable part of the brain. The doctor, Kerry Crone expanded a balloon at the end of a cathader to push the neurons aside and remove the tumor, which was located at the thalamus. CNN is also running the story."

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  1. Re:it's spelled: "catheter" by zangdesign · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One really has to wonder about the educational level around here. Some of it can be attributed to hitting the wrong keys (well, all of it, technically, I guess), but ... geez, people! Read a book! Learn to spell! It's not that hard!

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