Surgical Approaches to Lateral and Third Ventricular Tumors
Chapter 27 Surgical Approaches to Lateral and Third Ventricular Tumors Toral R. Patel, Grahame C. Gould, Joachim M. Baehring, Joseph M. Piepmeier The majority of tumors of the lateral and…
Surgical Management of Infratentorial Arteriovenous Malformations
Chapter 82 Surgical Management of Infratentorial Arteriovenous Malformations Tomas Gárzón-Muvdi, Gustavo Pradilla, Kimon Bekelis, Philippe Gailloud, Rafael J. Tamargo Introduction Brain stem and cerebellar arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare vascular…
Management of Infections After Craniotomy
Chapter 144 Management of Infections After Craniotomy Göran C. Blomstedt, Kari Sammalkorpi Infection almost destroyed the reputation of surgery before the 20th century and still claims a heavy toll after…
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Chapter 101 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenomas Daniel Q. Sun, Sachin Batra, Juan Jackson, Roberto Salvatori, Daniele Rigamonti This chapter focuses on the use of gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKSRS)…
Surgical Management of Cerebral Metastases
Chapter 15 Surgical Management of Cerebral Metastases Timothy Siu, Frederick F. Lang Cerebral metastases are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with systemic cancer and are among…
Surgical Navigation with Intraoperative Imaging: Special Operating Room Concepts
Chapter 2 Surgical Navigation with Intraoperative Imaging Special Operating Room Concepts Arya Nabavi, Andreas M. Stark, Lutz Dörner, H. Maximilian Mehdorn One of the most challenging technological innovations in neurosurgery…
Revascularization Techniques in Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disorders
Chapter 61 Revascularization Techniques in Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disorders Edward Smith, R. Michael Scott This chapter focuses on methods used to revascularize the brain in the setting of treating pediatric cerebrovascular…
Fetal Surgery for Open Neural Tube Defects
Chapter 59 Fetal Surgery for Open Neural Tube Defects Nalin Gupta The goal of fetal surgery is to prevent or reduce the adverse consequences of a congenital disorder without increasing…
Surgical Management of Brain Stem Tumors in Adults
Chapter 13 Surgical Management of Brain Stem Tumors in Adults James L. Frazier, George I. Jallo Brain stem tumors account for 1.5% to 2.5% of all intracranial tumors in adults…
Anterior Midline Approaches to the Skull Base
Chapter 52 Anterior Midline Approaches to the Skull Base Ivo P. Janecka, Silloo B. Kapadia Comprehensive oncologic management of neoplasms involving the cranial base is an expanding field. Surgery has…
