Fig. 16.1 Diagrams showing the possible endoscopic approaches that can be employed in the removal of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar herniated discs. (a) Anterior, to remove the herniated part of…
Fig. 17.1 Extent of suturectomy in (a) scaphocephaly, (b) trigonocephaly, and (c) frontal plagiocephaly To perform endoscopy and thus claim a “minimally invasive technique” is not a goal in itself….
Fig. 5.1 Endoscopic view of the surgical field after the removal of a large pituitary adenoma. Note the residual gland pushed toward the left wall of the sella (a). Endoscopic…
Fig. 18.1 (a) Representative figure demonstrating an intraoperative stereotactic system that displays the standard orthogonal views based on the preoperative MRI scan. A trajectory view or the intraoperative endoscopic high-definition…
81. Massimi L, Di Rocco C, Tamburrini G, Caldarelli M, Iannelli A (2004) Endoscopic third ventriculostomy: complications and failures. Minerva Pediatr 56(2):167–181PubMed 82. Navarro R, Gil-Parra R, Reitman AJ, Olavarria…
Fig. 1.1 Professor Dr. Med. Axel Perneczky (1949–2009) His main fields of activity were microsurgical anatomy and the implicating surgical strategies in neurosurgery, aneurysm and angioma surgery and skull base…
Author No. of patients Age Successful ETV Jones et al. [3] 15 <6 months 7 (47 %) Buxton et al. [22] 4 <1 year 2 (50 %) Cinalli et al….
Fig. 22.1 Rathke cleft cyst. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. A homogeneous, nonenhancing lesion is seen in the posterior sella, displacing the pituitary gland anteriorly….
Fig. 21.1 (a) Sagittal T1-weighted pre-gadolinium image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted post-gadolinium image. A large mass with heterogeneous signal intensity is centered in the sella with a large cystic suprasellar component…
Fig. 28.1 Meningioma. (a) Sagittal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. (b) Coronal T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced image. A large, enhancing mass is centered in the left parasellar region, with involvement of the sella. The…
