The History and Future of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
48 The History and Future of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Wolfgang Draf In all specialties dealing with the sinuses located deep in the body, tubes and cavities have been needed…
Anatomy of the Orbit and Related Structures
15 Anatomy of the Orbit and Related Structures Helder Tedeschi and Albert L. Rhoton, Jr. Tips and Pearls • Perform a thorough preoperative radiologic investigation of the orbital walls, as…
Endoscopic Transethmoid-Pterygoid-Sphenoid Approach
31 Endoscopic Transethmoid-Pterygoid-Sphenoid Approach Davide Locatelli, Ilaria Acchiardi, Matteo Vitali, Frank Rikki Canevari, and Paolo Castelnuovo Tips and Pearls • The “diving” technique is a technique we have used since…
Endoscopic Surgery for Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
33 Endoscopic Surgery for Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Paolo Castelnuovo, Andrea Pistochini, Francesca Simoncello, Ignazio Ermoli, Andrea Bolzoni Villaret, and Piero Nicolai Tips and Pearls • Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) typically…
Endoscopic-Assisted Transnasal Craniectomy Approach to Esthesioneuroblastoma
39 Endoscopic-Assisted Transnasal Craniectomy Approach to Esthesioneuroblastoma Aldo Cassol Stamm, Larry H. Kalish, Fernando Oto Balieiro, Iulo Barauna, and David W. Kennedy Tips and Pearls • Carefully assess the tumor…
Anatomical Basis of Skull Base Surgery: Skull Osteology
1 Anatomical Basis of Skull Base Surgery: Skull Osteology Carolina Martins, Alvaro Campero, Alexandre Yasuda, Luiz Felipe de Alencastro, Shigeyuki Osawa, and Albert L. Rhoton, Jr. Tips and Pearls •…
Hydroscopy: Application to Pituitary Surgery
26 Hydroscopy: Application to Pituitary Surgery W. Derek Leight and Brent A. Senior Tips and Pearls • Hydroscopy is a novel technique for examining the sella turcica after minimally invasive…
Endoscopic Cavernous Sinus Surgery
27 Endoscopic Cavernous Sinus Surgery Giorgio Frank, Diego Mazzatenta, Vittorio Sciarretta, Matteo Zoli, Giovanni Farneti, and Ernesto Pasquini Tips and Pearls • Adenomas and chordomas, especially those of soft consistency…
Endoscopic Management of Anterior Skull Base Meningoencoephalocele
18 Endoscopic Management of Anterior Skull Base Meningoencephalocele Daniel Timperley, Rodney J. Schlosser, and Richard J. Harvey Tips and Pearls • Clinical and radiographic signs of benign intracranial hypertension should…
Pterygopalatine and Infratemporal Fossae
32 Pterygopalatine and Infratemporal Fossae Marc A. Tewfik and Peter-John Wormald Tips and Pearls • The endoscopic approach to lesions in the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) and infratemporal fossa (ITF) offers…
