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Father praises pioneering 3D-imaging surgery that saved son’s life from brain tumour

Toby Peart, 13, was one of first patients to have surgery with Braun Aesculap Aeos 3D Robotic Assisted Exoscope

The Independent UK · Jul 19

Lanarkshire schoolgirl had part of her skull stored in stomach in life-saving surgery

Chelsey Smith underwent the pioneering surgery after she sustained life-threatening injuries in a road traffic accident. The 16-year-old has been able to go back to school.

Glasgow Live · Mar 3, 2023

Teenager makes 'remarkable recovery' as part of her skull is stored in her stomach

The young woman who went through the pioneering surgery has thanked the children's hospital

Wales Online · Mar 2, 2023

Schoolgirl to sit exams after having brain tumour size of an orange removed

The tumour was found after the Blantyre, South Lanarkshire schoolgirl's mother, Clare McKenzie, took her to the GP after Beth started suffering from vomiting, headaches and eye pain

Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2022

Schoolgirl tells brain surgeon 'if I don't make it, thanks for trying' ahead of life-saving op

Beth McKenzie 'thought she was going to die' while undergoing a major operation to remove a brain tumour and wrote a note to neurosurgeon Roddy O’Kane to say it 'wasn't his fault' if anything went wrong.

Glasgow Live · Apr 3, 2022

Brave Scots teen with orange-sized brain tumour told surgeon 'it's not your fault if I die'

Medics discovered that Beth McKenzie had a Meningioma which was removed by neurosurgeon Roddy O'Kane during an eight hour procedure at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.

Daily Record · Apr 3, 2022

Schoolgirl to sit exams after having brain tumour the size of an orange removed

Beth McKenzie is preparing for her Higher exams after having surgery in June to remove the tumour.

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022