Neurosurgery: Minimally Invasive Surgery in Brain and Spine—2nd Edition
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 34
Special Issue Editor
Interests: neurosurgery; minimally invasive surgery; spine surgery; spinal deformities
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Dear Colleagues,
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for the brain and spine has emerged as a transformative paradigm in neurosurgery, offering meaningful reductions in patient morbidity while improving functional and clinical outcomes. By combining smaller incisions with sophisticated instruments and advanced visualization platforms, MIS techniques enable surgeons to achieve precise operative goals with less disruption of surrounding tissues. Proven benefits also include diminished blood loss, lower postoperative infection rates, shorter hospital stays and expedited patient recovery. Despite these advantages, however, MIS approaches can also present steep learning curves and the need for well-structured operating room infrastructure and specialized expertise.
This Special Issue highlights the current state of the art in MIS technologies and techniques, synthesizes evidence on patient outcomes and safety and surveys the next generation of innovation shaping the future of minimally invasive neurosurgery. Following the success of the first issue of “Neurosurgery: Minimally Invasive Surgery in Brain and Spine,” we are pleased to announce a second edition and invite contributions from investigators and innovators at the forefront of the field. We welcome submissions of original research, comprehensive reviews, case reports and series, pilot studies and randomized controlled trials.
Dr. Christopher Ahuja
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- minimally invasive surgery
- neurosurgery
- brain
- spine
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