Peripheral Nerve Tumors of the Extremities
Chapter 203 Peripheral Nerve Tumors of the Extremities Michael J. Dorsi, Allan J. Belzberg In the United States, it is estimated that annually six out of every 1 million people…
Surgical Treatment of Moyamoya Disease in Adults
Chapter 71 Surgical Treatment of Moyamoya Disease in Adults Leonidas M. Quintana Moyamoya disease is a chronic, cerebrovascular occlusive disease, in which the terminal portions of the intracranial internal carotid…
Treatment Evolution in Management of Cervical Disc Disease
Chapter 151 Treatment Evolution in Management of Cervical Disc Disease Marcus C. Korinth Cervical disc disease may be more neurologically compromising due to anatomic particularities than the more frequently occurring…
Circumferential Cervical Spinal Fusion
Chapter 158 Circumferential Cervical Spinal Fusion Thomas B. Ducker, Timothy G. Burke Recent advances in complex spinal surgery have helped foster the increased number of cervical spine procedures that are…
Management of Penetrating Injuries to the Spine
Chapter 180 Management of Penetrating Injuries to the Spine Michelle J. Clarke, R.a.j. Narayan, Timothy F. Witham Penetrating spinal injuries (PSIs) encompass a range of traumatic etiologies, from nonmissile injuries…
Tumors Involving the Cavernous Sinus
Chapter 38 Tumors Involving the Cavernous Sinus John Diaz Day, Dong Xia Feng, Takanori Fukushima Until 1965, when Parkinson’s landmark article describing the direct surgical approach to carotid-cavernous fistulas was…
Role of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the Management of Arteriovenous Malformations
Chapter 105 Role of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the Management of Arteriovenous Malformations Ramiro Del-Valle, Marco Zenteno Following Roentgen’s discovery of x-rays, there was early interest in the use of…
Surgical Management of Tumors of the Jugular Foramen
Chapter 44 Surgical Management of Tumors of the Jugular Foramen James K. Liu, Gaurav Gupta, Lana D. Christiano, Takanori Fukushima The management of jugular foramen tumors remains challenging for the…
Anterior Cervical Foraminotomy (Jho Procedure): Microscopic or Endoscopic
Chapter 152 Anterior Cervical Foraminotomy (Jho Procedure) Microscopic or Endoscopic David H. Jho, Diana H. Jho, Hae-Dong Jho The optimal surgical treatment of degenerative cervical spine disease that involves radiculopathy…
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Indications and Techniques
Chapter 171 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Indications and Techniques Sunil Jeswani, Doniel Drazin, John C. Liu, Christopher Ames, Frank L. Acosta History Anterior approaches to the spine have been used…
