Brain & Spine
Brain tumours, spine surgery and DBS
Which procedure are you interested in?
Not sure? Choose the closest one — our team will confirm with you.
Brain Tumor SurgeryMedicana
Microsurgery for all tumour sites — skull base, posterior fossa, glial and more.
$21,709 – $29,309
Spine Fusion SurgeryMedicana
Posterior instrumentation and grafting; the price follows the number of levels.
From $708 a month · $19,225 – $28,825
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)Medicana
Electrode implants for Parkinson’s and movement disorders.
$34,525 – $38,525
Hydrocephalus surgeries, shunt surgeriesMP
shunt fee is included
From $685 a month · $18,623 – $21,223
Vagus nerve stimulator implantationMP
$37,979 – $43,279
Cranioplasty surgeries, foreign body implantationMP
$23,223 – $26,473
Removal of instrumentation (up to 5 vertebrae)MP
From $570 a month · $15,479 – $17,629
Vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty (with acrylic or graft) (for each level)MP
From $459 a month · $12,479 – $14,229
Kyphoplasty (single level)MP
From $452 a month · $12,279 – $13,979
Excision of benign soft tissue tumor, deep, less than 5 cm in diameterMP
From $274 a month · $7,725 – $8,775
Dural repair at the skull base, with craniotomyMP
$34,029 – $38,779
Decompressive craniectomy, unilateralMP
$23,223 – $26,473
Subdural hematoma drainage, via burr hole, unilateralMP
From $348 a month · $9,829 – $11,179
Duraplasty, with galeal graftMP
From $219 a month · $6,175 – $7,025
Surgery for brainstem lesionsMP
$36,429 – $41,529
Cavernous sinus tumor surgeryMP
$31,029 – $35,379
Fourth ventricle tumor surgeryMP
$34,029 – $38,779
Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy (adenomectomy)MP
$31,029 – $35,379
Endoscopic pituitary surgeryMP
$31,029 – $35,379
Monthly payments shown are through our partner banks in Iraq, including Murabaha options. They are estimates, not offers — the bank decides.
What the doctor will need from you
So there are no surprises. This is the usual list for this treatment.
Before you travel
Things to gather at home. Photographs of documents are fine — they do not need to be originals.
- The MRI itself — the disc or the files, not only the report
For a brain or spine operation the images are the case. The surgeon plans the approach from them before you fly, and often answers the biggest question — operable or not — from the MRI alone.
- The neurologist’s or neurosurgeon’s report
What has been found so far, and what was recommended. If a biopsy was taken, the pathology report matters as much as the scan.
- Reports from any previous surgery or treatmentIf you have it
What was done before decides what can be done now. Photographs of the reports are fine.
- A list of every medicine you take
Blood thinners, diabetes medicine and some supplements change how the operation is planned, and a few have to be paused beforehand.
After you arrive in Türkiye
The hospital does these. They are included in your package and usually take one morning.
- Neurological examination
Strength, balance, vision, reflexes. The scans show where the problem sits; the examination shows what it is doing to you, and both decide the plan.
- A fresh MRI on the hospital’s own machines, if yours is old
Navigation systems in the operating theatre are planned from a recent, thin-slice scan. If yours is older than a few weeks, expect it to be repeated.
- Blood tests
A blood count, clotting profile, blood sugar, and screening for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Standard before any operation, and usually done the morning you arrive.
- Heart trace (ECG)
Routine for anyone over forty or with a heart history, and quick to do.
- Anaesthesia assessment
The anaesthetist meets you before the operation to check your heart, chest and medicines, and to agree the plan with the surgeon.
What the doctor will ask you
Worth thinking about before the consultation. Clear answers here save a day.
- What symptoms brought this to light, and when?
- Headaches, seizures, weakness, numbness — which, and where?
- Has anything changed in the last month?
- For the spine: does the pain run into an arm or a leg?
- What do you do for work, and what does it demand of you?
- Have you had brain or spine surgery before?
- Which medicines are you on — especially steroids, blood thinners or seizure medicine?
You do not have to do this alone
Every patient is different. Once the doctor has read your file they may ask for one or two more things before confirming your plan — that is normal, and it is a sign your case is being looked at properly rather than waved through. If it happens, we tell you exactly what is needed and why, and you will see it added to this list.
If you cannot get a test at home, tell us. Most of them can be done in Türkiye instead, and we will arrange it.