Approach to Infection, Inflammation, and Demyelination Main Text Preamble Although any part of the human body can become inflamed or infected, the brain has long been considered an “immunologically protected”…
7 Skull Base Approaches for Aneurysm Rokuya Tanikawa and Kosumo Noda Summary Skull base approaches can be used to augment all standard cranial approaches to aneurysms. Anterior petrosectomy and posterior…
20 Venous Considerations in Skull Base Surgery Chandranath Sen and Carolina Benjamin Summary Given the varied configurations of the venous system in both the normal and pathologic states, it is…
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…
