Gustavo Adolfo Uriza Sinisterra
Department of Neurosurgery (National University of Colombia, CO. University of the Savannah, Co), Colombia
Biography
Dr. Gustavo Adolfo Uriza completed his medical degree
in 1992 and then his neurosurgical training in 1998 at the
same University. He has specialized studies in Colombia in
vascular, tumor, trauma and spine surgery. He is the director
of the Universidad de La Sabana School of Medicine since
2008. He has performed over 5000 surgical procedures
during his career, serves as President of Bogotá region
at the Colombian Association of Neurosurgery and has
published several papers in local and regional journals.
Abstract
Aneurismal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) accounts for about 5% of
all cerebrovascular disease. It´s a common and frequently devastating
condition. In South America, estimated incidence is 9.1 cases for 100.000
population. American and European guidelines advise endovascular treatment
in highly specialized centers. However, developing countries lack sometimes
of such centers. In Colombia, due to our health system . endovascular centers
are just emerging and maturing. We compare our surgical series of the last
10 years with the result of endovascular centers, showing that, despite those
centers are relatively new, results are comparable to those on the literature.
Surgery also shows an important and prevailing role in contemporary treatment
of subarachnoid haemorrhage.