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Mélissa Di Santo

Neurosurgeon

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Clinique Notre Dame de Grace - CNDG, Chaussée de Nivelles 212, Salle 22 - route 15 _ étage 0, Gosselies

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Description

A graduate of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Dr. Di Santo obtained a Master's degree in Medicine as well as an additional Master's degree in Neurosurgery and Radiation Protection. Dr. Di Santo Melissa is specialized in the following areas Minimally invasive spinal pathologies (cervical, dorsal or lumbar disc herniation; narrow vertebral canal), - Chronic back pain - Degenerative pathologies of the spine requiring arthrodesis (osteosynthesis or disc prosthesis), - Traumatic pathologies (fracture, settlement, dislocation), - Intracranial pathologies with neuro navigation: tumors, vascular (metastasis, primary tumors, etc..Pathology of peripheral and muscular nerves: compression syndrome (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, etc.), tumors of peripheral nerves, schwanomas, etc.), muscle biopsies

  • License number: 17744664170
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Experience

Relative Experience

  • Neurosurgery
  • Spine and spinal cord surgery

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Also handles cases of children up to 12 years old

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Studies

  • Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) + Master's degrees in Medicine, complementary Master's degree in Neurosurgery, complementary Master's degree in Radiation Protection+.
  • DIU rachis, France , DIU rachis (2023 - Présent)

Professional experience

  • Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc in Brussels+Cliniques universitaires Mont CHU Mont Godinne

Organisations member

  • Belgian Society of Neurosurgery (BSN)+French Society of Neurosurgery (SNCLF)+Belgian Association for Neuro-Oncology (BANO)+French Society of Spine (SFCR)

Participation in conferences

  • > Oral presentations at Belgian and international congresses:+ Evaluation of a clip-reinforced wrapping technique with collagen-impregnated Dacron for intracranial aneurysms inaccessible to other treatment (SNCLF- Paris)+Intra-spinal iliac venous stent migration with lumbar nerve roots compression: A case report. BSN+Preliminary results of the efficacy of the multiple trepan hole surgical technique for patients with Moya-Moya disease (SNCLF- Paris)+Obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to basilar artery dolichoectasia (SNCLF - Paris)

Spoken languages

  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Italian

Answers to patient questions

  • Hernias treatment

    I am having the second surgery disc hernia in a short time 3 months I've lost my sensibility in my half left foot there what are the risks and it's possible a third hernia disc?

    • Each patient is different. It is important to understand all your symptoms, not only the loss of sensation but also what type of pain you have, how long it has been present, and whether there was any improvement after the first surgery.

      In theory, the second surgery is meant to release the nerve again if it is still compressed by a recurrent disc herniation, but recovery of sensation is not always guaranteed. It also depends on the condition of the nerve root itself: if the nerve has been compressed or damaged for too long, full recovery may not be possible.

      The risks are higher than the first time, especially because of pos      ... Read more

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Academic research and publications

  • Evaluation of a clip-reinforced wrapping technique with collagen-impregnated Dacron for intracranial aneurysms inaccessible to other treatment. Di Santo M, Vaz GR, Docquier MA, Raftopoulos C. Clinical Neurology and neurosurgery,138 (2015) 151-156.+"Intraspinal Iliac venous Stent migration with lumbar nerve root compression". Di Santo M, Belhaj A, Rondelet B, Gustin T. World Neurosurgery, 137 (2020) ;372-375.+Co-investigator. Novadip study on the use of stem cells for arthrodesis+Publications in progress:+- How to reduce the complication rate of multiple Burr holes surgery in Moya-moya Angiopathy, Melissa Di Santo, M.D.; Geraldo Vaz, M.D.; Thierry Duprez M.D; André Peeters, M.D, Christian Raftopoulos, M.D., Ph.D. à+- Anterior clinoid fracture of sphenoid bone post unruptured aneurysm surgery: one case report. Melissa Di Santo, M.D.; Geraldo Vaz, M.D.; Thierry Duprez M.D, Christian Raftopoulos, M.D., Ph.D+- A giant calcified thoracic herniated disc: one case report.+

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  • What is the address of Doctor Mélissa Di Santo?

    The practitioner Mélissa Di Santo is situated at Chaussée de Nivelles 212 in Gosselies.

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