Microsurgical Anatomy of the Orbit
12 Microsurgical Anatomy of the Orbit Carolina Martins, Alvaro Campero, Marcelo Valença, Izabel Eugênia Costa e Silva, and Albert Rhoton Jr.† Abstract The orbit and its contents are frequently the…
Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach: Endoscopic Perspective
47 Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach: Endoscopic Perspective Robert T. Wicks, Xiaochun Zhao, and Peter Nakaji Abstract The supracerebellar infratentorial approach can provide direct access to potential pathologies of the pineal region,…
Intracranial–Intracranial Bypass for Treatment of Complex Vascular Lesions and Tumors
51 Intracranial–Intracranial Bypass for Treatment of Complex Vascular Lesions and Tumors Gabriel Mauricio Longo-Calderón, Edgar Nathal, and Jorge Mura Abstract Complex neurovascular revascularization procedures have evolved in the last five…
Surgical Treatment for Atlantoaxial Instability
41 Surgical Treatment for Atlantoaxial Instability Atul Goel Abstract Chronic or longstanding atlantoaxial instability is usually of central or axial variety. In such form of dislocation dynamic imaging does not…
Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach: Microsurgical Perspective
46 Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach: Microsurgical Perspective A. Karim Ahmed, Samuel Kalb, Jean G. de Oliveira, and Robert F. Spetzler Abstract The supracerebellar infratentorial approach is an invaluable technique for microsurgical…
Microsurgical Anatomy of the Foramen Magnum
39 Microsurgical Anatomy of the Foramen Magnum Alvaro Campero, Juan F. Villalonga, Tomás Ries Centeno, Juan Manuel Revuelta Barbero, Amparo Sáenz, and Carolina Martins Abstract The access to the foramen…
Transbasal/Transcranial Microsurgical Approaches to Anterior Fossa Meningiomas
19 Transbasal/Transcranial Microsurgical Approaches to Anterior Fossa Meningiomas Benedicto Oscar Colli and Guilherme Gozzoli Podolsky Gondim Abstract The objective of this chapter is to do a comprehensive review of the…
Transcranial Approaches to the Orbit
14 Transcranial Approaches to the Orbit Nirmeen Zagzoog, Gmaan A. Alzhrani, Yair M. Gozal, and William T. Couldwell Abstract The transcranial approach is a viable route to reach several lesions…
Transcavernous Approach
23 Transcavernous Approach Carlos Eduardo Prata Fernandes Ferrarez, Sebastião Nataniel Silva Gusmão, and Roberto Leal da Silveira Abstract The region of the anterior upper third of the posterior fossa represents…
Temporal Bone Anatomy
31 Temporal Bone Anatomy Cassius Vinicius Correa dos Reis and Warley Martins Abstract The temporal bone is composed by five portions, and is considered the most complex osseous anatomical structure…
