and Embryology Related to Craniopharyngiomas
Fig. 1.1 A sagittal tissue section of a 7th week embryo (HE stain, 10 × 10). The brain vesicle can be seen, and the base of the diencephalon thickens. Meanwhile, Rathke’s pouch…
NEUROSURGERY
of Craniopharyngioma After External Radiotherapy and Intracapsular Radiochemotherapy
Fig. 8.1 This is the case of a patient with Q-type craniopharyngioma who had received intra-cyst irradiation therapy after subtotal resection surgery at a local hospital. Tumor recurrence was found…
Fundamentals of Cranial Neurosurgery
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)…
Nasal Surgical Anatomy
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…
Transbasal and Extended Subfrontal Bilateral Approach
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…
Endoscopic Transoral Approach
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…
Endoscopic Endonasal Transphenoidal Approach
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…
Middle Cerebral Artery – Internal Maxillary Artery Bypass
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…
Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach
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…
