Dr. Mustafa Kemal Baskaya

Dr. Mustafa Kemal Baskaya Professor,
Department of Neurological Surgery,
Director of Skull Base Surgery Program,
Director of M

📣 New Publication — Neurosurgical Focus Video🎥 Microsurgical Resection of a Scalp Arteriovenous Fistula With Intracrania...
11/14/2025

📣 New Publication — Neurosurgical Focus Video
🎥 Microsurgical Resection of a Scalp Arteriovenous Fistula With Intracranial Drainage
DOI: 10.3171/2025.7.FOCVID25109

We present a rare and complex scalp arteriovenous fistula (AVF) with intracranial drainage into the superior sagittal sinus, managed through a carefully planned microsurgical approach by our interdisciplinary neurovascular team.

What We Learned
• Intracranial venous drainage significantly increases risk, making embolization alone unsafe.
• Intraoperative Doppler and IV-DSA allow precise localization of feeding arteries and the draining emissary vein.
• Complete disconnection of the emissary vein is essential to prevent recurrence.
• When full-thickness scalp is involved, en bloc resection ensures safe and complete removal.
• Multidisciplinary evaluation—endovascular + microsurgical—provides the safest pathway.
• Every scalp AVF requires an individualized, anatomy-based strategy.

Outcome
The patient recovered without deficits, headaches resolved, and 2-year follow-up imaging confirmed complete cure with no recurrence.

Watch the video:
https://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2025.7.FOCVID25109

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🧠 New Publication Alert!Microsurgical clipping of a multilobular fenestrated AComA aneurysm: Technical challenges with v...
11/12/2025

🧠 New Publication Alert!
Microsurgical clipping of a multilobular fenestrated AComA aneurysm: Technical challenges with video analysis

đź“„ Frontiers in Surgery (2025)

Read here 👉 https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1673454

🎥 First operative video of aneurysm clipping within a fenestrated AComA
🔹 Highlights surgical adaptability and intraoperative recognition
🔹 Underscores imaging limitations for ultra-thin bridging vessels
🔹 Emphasizes preservation of the recurrent artery of Heubner

Check out our new article link and learn more about the surgical and neuroanatomical nuances!

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🧠 Save the Date!18th Annual Microsurgery Reunion & Skull Base Course📍 Madison, Wisconsin📅 Friday, May 15 – Saturday, May...
11/12/2025

🧠 Save the Date!

18th Annual Microsurgery Reunion & Skull Base Course

đź“Ť Madison, Wisconsin
📅 Friday, May 15 – Saturday, May 16, 2026
đź•— In-person only

Directed by Mustafa K. BaĹźkaya, MD

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Join us for an immersive, hands-on and case-based skull base surgery course featuring dissections, lectures, and surgical video demonstrations.

👉 Inquire & Register: go.wisc.edu/9t5dp1

🧠 New Publication — Radiology (Oct 2025)Standalone Endovascular Embolization vs. Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the treatm...
11/08/2025

🧠 New Publication — Radiology (Oct 2025)
Standalone Endovascular Embolization vs. Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) in eloquent brain regions.

đź“– Radiology. 2025 Oct;317(1):e250329
đź”— DOI: 10.1148/radiol.250329

🎯 Key Insights:
• Both endovascular embolization & radiosurgery are effective when carefully selected.
• Treatment must be individualized — guided by AVM size, angioarchitecture, and proximity to functional cortex.
• Highlights the power of a multidisciplinary, patient-specific approach in complex AVM management.

đź’ˇ Precision saves function.
A tailored plan leads to safer, more effective outcomes for eloquent-brain AVMs.

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🧠✨ New Multicenter Publication! ✨🧠We’re excited to share our latest collaborative work published in the Journal of Neuro...
11/06/2025

🧠✨ New Multicenter Publication! ✨🧠

We’re excited to share our latest collaborative work published in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS):

“Preoperative Embolization in Arteriovenous Malformations with Perinidal Aneurysms and Single Draining Vein: A Multicenter Propensity Score–Weighted Analysis from the MISTA Study Group.”

🔹 Study Focus:
AVMs with perinidal aneurysms (PNAs) and a single draining vein (SDV) present higher surgical risk due to hemodynamic complexity and rupture potential. This study evaluated whether preoperative embolization improves outcomes in these challenging cases.

🔹 Key Findings:
Embolization before microsurgery significantly reduced permanent postoperative complications, especially hemorrhagic events.
No increase in ischemic complications or operative risk.
Results highlight embolization as a valuable adjunct for selected AVMs with PNAs and SDVs.

🔹 Clinical Relevance:
Combining endovascular and microsurgical expertise remains the safest and most effective strategy for complex AVMs.

đź“– Read the full article:
👉 https://doi.org/10.1136/jnis-2025-023873

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🧠✨ New Publication Alert! ✨🧠We’re excited to share our latest review article:“Oncolytic Therapies for Glioblastoma: Adva...
11/05/2025

🧠✨ New Publication Alert! ✨🧠
We’re excited to share our latest review article:
“Oncolytic Therapies for Glioblastoma: Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives”
published in Cancers (MDPI, 2025) — open access!

🔑 Key Highlights & Lessons:
Glioblastoma (GBM) remains one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant brain tumors.
Oncolytic virotherapy (OVT) — using genetically engineered viruses to selectively destroy tumor cells — is transforming the treatment landscape.

Promising agents include modified herpes simplex virus (HSV), adenovirus, poliovirus, measles virus, and Newcastle disease virus, each showing unique mechanisms for tumor targeting and immune activation.

Clinical advances like HSV-based G207 and Delytact™ show encouraging safety and survival outcomes.

Future strategies: combining OVs with immune checkpoint inhibitors, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy — and using biomarkers to guide personalized therapy.

🧬 The paper also explores non-viral oncolytic agents, such as tumor-targeting bacteria and peptides, highlighting the next frontier in GBM immunotherapy.

đź“– Read the full article here:
👉 https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17152550

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🧠 The 84th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neurosurgical Society (JNS 2025)📍 PACIFICO Yokohama, Japan📅 October 29 – November...
10/29/2025

🧠 The 84th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neurosurgical Society (JNS 2025)
đź“Ť PACIFICO Yokohama, Japan
📅 October 29 – November 1, 2025

Honored to serve as Honorary Guest Faculty at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neurosurgical Society in Yokohama, Japan.

I had the privilege of delivering two invited lectures:
🎯 “Surgical Treatment of Thalamic Glial Tumors — Operate or Not to Operate?”
💡 “Does Surgery Still Have a Role in the Treatment of Unruptured Complex Aneurysms?”

Grateful for the warm hospitality, meaningful discussions, and the opportunity to share surgical experiences among distinguished colleagues from around the world.

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🇹🇷 29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı Kutlu Olsun!🇹🇷 Happy Republic Day of Turkey!Today we celebrate the founding of the Republi...
10/28/2025

🇹🇷 29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı Kutlu Olsun!

🇹🇷 Happy Republic Day of Turkey!

Today we celebrate the founding of the Republic — a symbol of freedom, unity, and progress.
May Atatürk’s vision continue to guide us toward knowledge, science, and humanity.
Yaşasın Cumhuriyet! 🇹🇷

🧠 New Publication Alert!Our latest original research—“Impact of smoking on occlusion rates following stereotactic radios...
10/22/2025

🧠 New Publication Alert!

Our latest original research—“Impact of smoking on occlusion rates following stereotactic radiosurgery for Spetzler-Martin grade I–III brain arteriovenous malformations – A propensity score–matched analysis of the MISTA Consortium”—is now published in the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.

🔍 Key finding:
Patients with a history of smoking demonstrated higher rates of complete AVM obliteration after stereotactic radiosurgery compared with non-smokers.
Importantly, smoking did not influence complications, rupture, or mortality.

🧬 Hypothesis:
This counterintuitive observation may reflect smoking-induced endothelial injury and vascular remodeling, which could enhance the radiosurgical response by promoting vessel fibrosis and thrombosis.

However, these are pathophysiologic correlations—not clinical recommendations. Smoking remains a major cerebrovascular risk factor and should never be viewed as beneficial.

đź“š Read the full article:
👉 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111411

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🎓 Grand Rounds Invitation | George Washington UniversityI’m honored to be invited by the Department of Neurosurgery at G...
10/21/2025

🎓 Grand Rounds Invitation | George Washington University
I’m honored to be invited by the Department of Neurosurgery at George Washington University as a Guest Speaker for their Grand Rounds, to be held via Zoom on October 22nd, 2025, at 7:15 AM CST.
🧠 Topic: How I Do It: Surgery of Petroclival Meningiomas
đź“Ť Location: George Washington University (via Zoom)
🗓️ Date & Time: October 22, 2025 — 7:15 AM CST

đź”— Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO0Iaqc5E_HXsDRIaNaNA4KXJ7d0J-l1yK90EtzPAxHpRsHA/viewform

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🧠 A must-read contribution from one of the great masters of microsurgery — Prof. Dr. Uğur Türe and his team!My friend an...
10/20/2025

🧠 A must-read contribution from one of the great masters of microsurgery — Prof. Dr. Uğur Türe and his team!

My friend and one of the world’s finest neurosurgeons has just published another remarkable paper in Acta Neurochirurgica (2025) 167:149.
👉 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-025-06560-1

Title: Revisiting the combined approach of YaĹźargil for microsurgical removal of intra-extraventricular and pure intraventricular craniopharyngiomas

🔍 Key insights:

This is the first comprehensive series since Prof. Yaşargil’s original description of the combined anterior interhemispheric transcallosal + pterional transsylvian approach.

Demonstrates that gross total resection (GTR) can be safely achieved in the initial surgery for complex intra-extraventricular and intraventricular craniopharyngiomas.

In 11 of 12 patients, GTR was accomplished — with no recurrences during nearly 8 years of mean follow-up.

The study reaffirms the philosophy of achieving total resection at first surgery to minimize recurrence and avoid adjuvant radiotherapy.

Intraoperative MRI, endoscopic assistance, and precise anatomical dissection following Yaşargil’s microsurgical principles continue to set the gold standard for complex suprasellar and intraventricular tumors.

🎓 This paper not only honors Yaşargil’s legacy but also modernizes it with advanced technology and impeccable surgical technique — a masterpiece of contemporary microsurgery.

🎓 Department of Neurological Surgery – University of Wisconsin–MadisonIt was a truly inspiring weekend of education, res...
10/19/2025

🎓 Department of Neurological Surgery – University of Wisconsin–Madison

It was a truly inspiring weekend of education, research, and collaboration!

🧠 October 17, 2025 – Research Day:
Our faculty, residents, fellows, and students presented outstanding projects in microsurgery, skull base, neuroanatomy, and basic science research. The day highlighted innovation, mentorship, and scientific curiosity across our department.

👩‍⚕️ October 18, 2025 – 6th Annual Medical Student Neurosurgery Exposure Conference:
It was a great honor to direct this event and welcome an enthusiastic group of medical students eager to explore the field of neurosurgery. Through lectures, hands-on training, and interactive discussions, participants gained valuable insight into our specialty.

I am proud of our team and grateful to everyone who contributed to making these two days such a success — advancing the future of neurosurgery through both education and research.

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