Indian neurosurgeon selected to present complex CVJ surgery in London

By AI, Created 9:39 AM UTC, May 20, 2026, /AGP/ – Dr. Mohana Rao Patibandla will present a 6-patient revision spine surgery series at the SBNS100 meeting in London in October 2026. The talk spotlights a transnasal endoscopic approach for failed craniovertebral junction fusion, a difficult problem with limited standardized solutions.

Why it matters: - Failed craniovertebral junction fusion can leave patients with ongoing brainstem compression and neurological deficits even after prior stabilization. - The London presentation puts an Indian neurosurgeon’s revision-surgery outcomes before a global audience at the Society of British Neurological Surgeons’ centenary meeting. - The work adds to interest in minimally invasive skull base techniques for selected complex spine cases.

What happened: - Dr. Mohana Rao Patibandla was selected to present at SBNS100, the Society of British Neurological Surgeons’ 100th-anniversary meeting. - The meeting runs Oct. 13-16, 2026, at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London. - Patibandla is scheduled for the Spine Session on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. - His talk is titled: “Transnasal Endoscopic Odontoidectomy for Failed Posterior Craniovertebral Fusion: Salvage Decompression and Outcomes in 6 Complex Cases.” - The presentation focuses on advanced CVJ surgery for failed fusion.

The details: - The craniovertebral junction is the anatomical transition between the brain and spinal cord, making surgery in this area especially high risk. - Failed posterior craniovertebral junction fusion remains a difficult revision problem with limited standardized solutions. - The transnasal endoscopic approach provides direct anterior decompression of the odontoid process. - The approach aims to reduce tissue disruption compared with traditional surgery. - The case series includes six highly complex patients. - The series highlights endonasal access, brainstem decompression, and management of failed posterior fusion scenarios. - Dr. Patibandla said revision surgery at the craniovertebral junction remains one of the most challenging areas in neurosurgery and that transnasal endoscopic approaches can be safe and effective in carefully selected patients when posterior fusion has not achieved adequate decompression. - Dr. Patibandla is the founder of Dr. Rao’s Hospital in Andhra Pradesh, India, More information. - Dr. Rao’s Hospital focuses on advanced brain, spine, and nerve care. - Dr. Patibandla has trained in India and the United States in minimally invasive skull base surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, endovascular and cerebrovascular surgery, and functional and stereotactic radiosurgery.

Between the lines: - Selection for SBNS100 signals recognition within the global neurosurgical community. - The presentation also underscores how complex revision spine work is moving toward targeted endoscopic techniques in carefully chosen patients. - The hospital is using the appearance to reinforce its broader ambitions in advanced neurology, neurosurgery, education, and research, including a planned International Institute of Neurosciences.

What’s next: - Patibandla will deliver the talk in London in October 2026. - The meeting will bring together neurosurgeons, researchers, and innovators from around the world, creating a venue for further clinical exchange. - Dr. Rao’s Hospital says it aims to keep expanding advanced neurosurgery and spine care while developing the International Institute of Neurosciences.

The bottom line: - The SBNS100 selection gives Patibandla’s revision CVJ surgery work an international platform and highlights India’s growing presence in advanced neurosurgical care.