19 Extracranial Lateral Cranial Base Vascular Tumor Surgery Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao and Ananth Chintapalli Summary The chapter deals with the pathophysology, anatomy, diagnostic workup, and intraoperative management of the…
18 Extracranial Anterior Cranial Base Surgery for Vascular Tumors Carl H. Snyderman Summary Vascular tumors of the head and neck include both benign and malignant neoplasms. In the head and…
15 Perforator Injury During Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery João Mangussi-Gomes, Matheus F. de Oliveira, Eduardo A. S. Vellutini, and Aldo C. Stamm Summary Perforators are especially prone to injury…
3 Embolization of Skull Base Tumors Daniel A. Tonetti and Brian T. Jankowitz Summary This chapter will review the different methods of embolizing skull base tumors including common pitfalls and…
8 Endoscopic Endonasal Aneurysm Treatment Aneek Patel, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Michael M. McDowell, Georgios A. Zenonos, Eric W. Wang, Carl H. Snyderman, and Paul A. Gardner Summary This chapter reviews the…
21 Neurophysiologic Monitoring and Its Role During Cerebrovascular Injury Carla J.A. Ferreira, Katherine Anetakis, Donald J. Crammond, Jeffrey R. Balzer, and Parthasarathy D. Thirumala Summary Vascular injury is one of…
6 Alternatives to Standard Bypass Techniques for Skull Base Tumors (Including Direct IMax Bypass) Kevin Kwan, Julia R. Schneider, Ivo Peto, and Amir R. Dehdashti Summary The intimate involvement of…
10 Dealing with Major Intraoperative Vascular Injury Sean P. Polster, Paul A. Gardner, and Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda Summary Prevention and management of complications is a cornerstone of surgery. As endoscopic…
22 Simulation and Training—Preparing for Vascular Injury Rowan Valentine and Peter-John Wormald Summary Vascular injury is perhaps the most challenging complication of skull base surgery to manage. Given that most…
14 Posterior Fossa During Open Skull Base Surgery David L. Penn, Marte Van Keulen, and Nicholas C. Bambakidis Summary In any skull base operation where the operative corridor can be…
