OREANDA-NEWS. On 29 April 2008 was announced, that Ukio bankas presented Kaunas University of Medicine Neurosurgery Clinic with a vitally important medical apparatus, a modern brain tumour removal instrument Helix Hydro Jet.

“By presenting one of the world’s most advanced tumour resection instruments, we aim at facilitating physicians’ work in fighting against the fatal disease. We believe that modern treatment methods will be efficiently applied in our country and Lithuania’s population will have better conditions for treatment,” Gintaras Ugianskis, Ukio bankas Chief Executive Officer, said.

“Helix Hydro Jet” is the method of brain metastases and other brain tumour dissection already tried by Kaunas neurosurgeons. During the surgery, a strong water jet, generated by the apparatus, dissects the lesion from the brain without damaging it.

“Brain tumour is one of the most dangerous forms of cancer posing threat to human life. We express our gratitude to Ukio bankas for important financial aid to Kaunas University of Medicine, whose physicians will be able to render more efficient help to the patients when working with the new instrument. So far, this is the only such modern device in Lithuania offering more opportunities to neurosurgeons in fighting against cancer,” Prof. Habil. Dr. Arimantas Tamaрauskas, Head of Kaunas University of Medicine Neurosurgery Clinic, said.

This is not the first time that Ukio bankas presents Kaunas University of Medicine Neurosurgery Clinic with modern instruments. At the end of 2006, the Clinic received state-of-the-art medical diagnostics equipment helping the University’s scientists research into the causes of oncological diseases of the central nervous system and determine gene lesions causing tumours.

Apart from previous financial support projects, this year the Bank became partner of Paюaislis Music Festival and was conferred the status of the main sponsor of the Lithuanian Sea Museum. This year, Ukio bankas initiated the establishment of the International Birutл Galdikas Environment Protection Charity and Support Foundation.