6 Fundamentals of Cranial Neurosurgery Filippo Gagliardi, Elena V. Colombo, Carmine Antonio Donofrio, Cristian Gragnaniello, Anthony J. Caputy, and Pietro Mortini 6.1 Principles of Mayfield Head Holder Positioning (Fig. 6.1)…
36 Nasal Surgical Anatomy Matteo Trimarchi, Salvatore Toma, Francesco Pilolli, and Mario Bussi 36.1 Operative Theater Setup (Fig. 36.1) • Surgeon typically stands on the right side of the patient…
30 Transbasal and Extended Subfrontal Bilateral Approach Harminder Singh, Mehdi Zeinalizadeh, Harley Brito da Silva, and Laligam N. Sekhar 30.1 Indications • The transbasal approach is a transcranial extradural anterior…
42 Endoscopic Transoral Approach Edward E. Kerr, Lamia Buohliqah, Farid M. Elhefnawi, Ricardo L. Carrau, and Daniel M. Prevedello 42.1 Introduction The endoscopic transoral approach is a midline approach to…
38 Endoscopic Endonasal Transphenoidal Approach Kevin Swong, Asterios Tsimpas, Chirag R. Patel, and Anand V. Germanwala 38.1 Patient Positioning • Position: The patient is positioned supine with slight rotation towards…
49 Middle Cerebral Artery – Internal Maxillary Artery Bypass Ahmed Maamoun Ashour, Katie Huynh, Joanna Kemp, Brian Kang, Nathan Cherian, Savannah Scott, Sneha Koduru, and Saleem I. Abdulrauf 49.1 Introduction…
23 Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach Pablo González-López, Javier Abarca Olivas, Iván Verdú-Martínez, and Sananthan Sivakanthan 23.1 Introduction The supracerebellar infratentorial approach is suitable for the bilateral exposure of the pineal region…
14 Frontal and Bifrontal Approach Filippo Gagliardi, Alfio Spina, Michele Bailo, Martina Piloni, Cristian Gragnaniello, Anthony J. Caputy, and Pietro Mortini 14.1 Introduction The unilateral frontal craniotomy and its further…
32 Surgical Anatomy of the Petrous Bone Martina Piloni, Filippo Gagliardi, Cristian Gragnaniello, Anthony J. Caputy, and Pietro Mortini 32.1 Introduction A comprehensive knowledge of the complex anatomy of the…
37 Microscopic Endonasal and Sublabial Approach Michael Buchfelder and Sven-Martin Schlaffer 37.1 Introduction The microscopic endonasal and sublabial approach is a midline skull-base approach, which provides direct access to the…
