LUCKNOW, Oct. 25 -- Surgeries involving tumours at the base of the brain are particularly challenging because of the presence of critical nerves and blood vessels, said Dr Ashish Suri of AIIMS, Delhi, during the 32nd Foundation Day of KGMU's department of neurosurgery on Saturday. He made the observation while delivering the Dave-Newton Oration, the mainstay of the department's annual foundation day celebrations. The event featured an alumni meet, discussions on complex clinical cases and a live surgery demonstration highlighting surgical techniques and precautions to protect vital structures. KGMU neurosurgery department head Dr BK Ojha stressed the importance of meticulous planning and selecting appropriate techniques for surgeries involving brain blood vessels and the skull base. VC Soniya Nityanand felicitated 1993-batch alumnus Dr Atul Rastogi. Dr Kulwant Singh, also a 1993-batch alumnus and also to be felicitated, could not make it to the function. htc...