Temporal Lobectomy Cost in Bangalore, India

A temporal lobectomy removes part of the temporal lobe of the brain where seizures start, for people with epilepsy that medicines have not controlled.

Epilepsy Action says surgery is considered when two or more epilepsy medicines have not stopped seizures. Assessment can take months and includes video EEG for five to seven days, MRI and neuropsychology tests.

These tests show where seizures start and whether that area can be removed safely.

Epilepsy Action reports that about half of people who have temporal lobe surgery become seizure-free and can slowly stop medicines, while others have fewer or milder seizures.

Memory can worsen, and word-finding problems can follow left-sided surgery. It notes about five days in hospital and two to three months off work.

Flying home: the UK Civil Aviation Authority's guidance for doctors recommends roughly 10 to 14 days after heart or chest surgery before air travel, so allow about three weeks in Bangalore overall.

The cost of temporal lobectomy in Bangalore typically ranges from $6,800 to $12,750 USD (about ₹6.45 lakh to ₹12.09 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

What you pay depends mainly on your own case. If the operation is planned and you need only a short stay in neuro intensive care, your bill is likely to be closer to $6,800 (about ₹6.45 lakh). It is likely to be nearer $12,750 (about ₹12.09 lakh) if the surgery is more complex, special navigation or monitoring equipment or an implanted device is used, or you need longer in intensive care.

When comparing Bangalore packages for temporal lobectomy, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Neuro-intensive care days
• Implants or devices used
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

Bangalore hospitals usually put together an estimate for temporal lobectomy from these elements:

• Pre-operative imaging: MRI, CT or angiography.
• Theatre and navigation equipment: including neuro-monitoring where used.
• Neuro-intensive care: days in a neuro ICU after surgery.
• Assessment: video EEG, MRI and memory tests.
• Extent of surgery: and side of the brain.
• Hospital stay: about five days.
• Follow-up: medicine review over years.

Brain and spine surgery costs depend on the complexity, intensive care stay and any devices, so complex cases can cost more than the range above.

Neurosurgery in Bengaluru is offered at multi-speciality hospitals with neuro-intensive care, neuro-imaging and neuro-monitoring, so ask which of these will be used for your operation.

Accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), part of the Quality Council of India, is India's main hospital quality standard, and the NABH website shows whether a Bangalore hospital's accreditation is current.

Some Bengaluru hospitals also hold Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, an international standard, and JCI's public directory lets you confirm a hospital's status before you book.

International patients usually arrive at Kempegowda International Airport, which lies north of the city, so allow for road travel time to hospitals in southern and eastern Bengaluru.