Surgeons remove tumour through patient's eye socket in UK first Surgeons have removed a previously inoperable brain tumour from a patient by performing keyhole surgery through her eye socket.
Ms Kaviya said she did not even think about being the first UK patient to undergo such a procedure because the tumour was causing such severe headaches.
These types of operations previously involved taking off a large part of the skull and moving the brain to access the tumour, which can lead to serious complications including seizures.
I had no option to agree because the pain was just too much - I didn't even think about it being the first time, all I needed was for it to be removed.
The operation at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the first of its kind in the UK.
