Surgery for Metastatic Spine Disease
Chapter 192 Surgery for Metastatic Spine Disease Daniel M. Sciubba, Ziya L. Gokaslan Roughly 500,000 deaths occur per year from complications of metastatic disease. It is estimated that among living…
Suboccipital Retrosigmoid Surgical Approach for Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma)
Chapter 45 Suboccipital Retrosigmoid Surgical Approach for Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma) Robert L. Martuza For the surgery of vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma), refinements of microsurgical techniques, combined with improvements in…
Endocrinologically Silent Pituitary Tumors
Chapter 21 Endocrinologically Silent Pituitary Tumors Paolo Cappabianca, Felice Esposito, Luigi M. Cavallo, Annamaria Colao Epidemiology and Nomenclature Accounting for approximately 15% to 20% of all intracranial neoplasms and being…
Endoscopic Approach to Intraventricular Brain Tumors
Chapter 29 Endoscopic Approach to Intraventricular Brain Tumors Jeffrey P. Greenfield, Mark M. Souweidane, Theodore H. Schwartz Endoscopic surgery for intraventricular brain tumors is a logical application of endoscopic technology….
Surgical Decision-Making and Treatment Options for Chiari Malformations in Children
Chapter 58 Surgical Decision-Making and Treatment Options for Chiari Malformations in Children Todd C. Hankinson, R. Shane Tubbs, W. Jerry Oakes Significant herniation of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen…
Management of Suppurative Intracranial Infections
Chapter 143 Management of Suppurative Intracranial Infections Rachel Grossman, Henry H. Schmidek, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa Pathogenesis Pyogenic brain abscess is a focal collection of pus within the brain. This condition has…
Deep Brain Stimulation for Intractable Psychiatric Illness
Chapter 119 Deep Brain Stimulation for Intractable Psychiatric Illness Paul S. Larson, Philip A. Starr Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become the gold standard for the surgical treatment of movement…
Cingulotomy for Intractable Psychiatric Illness
Chapter 118 Cingulotomy for Intractable Psychiatric Illness Patrick Schweder, G. Rees Cosgrove The modern management of most psychiatric disease involves a combination of psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). However,…
Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 135 Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Brain Injury Matthew B. Potts, Michael E. Sughrue, Shirley I. Stiver, Lawrence H. Pitts, Geoffrey T. Manley Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a…
Surgical Management of Major Skull Defects and Potential Complications
Chapter 140 Surgical Management of Major Skull Defects and Potential Complications Shih-Shan Lang, M. Sean Grady The past decade has seen a resurgence in the use of decompressive hemicraniectomy in…
