Middle Skull Base Surgery
21 Middle Skull Base Surgery 21.1 Meningiomas Involving the Sphenoid Bone General Information Incidence Meningiomas involving the sphenoid bone account for 11 to 18% of all intracranial meningiomas.1–3 Definitions and…
NEUROSURGERY
The Role of Radiation Therapy in Skull Base Pathologies
30 The Role of Radiation Therapy in Skull Base Pathologies Introduction to Radiation Therapy Background • Radiation induces double-strand breaks within DNA to kill tumor cells. • Normal tissues have…
Otorhinolaryngology and Principles of Neurotology in Skull Base Surgery
8 Otorhinolaryngology and Principles of Neurotology in Skull Base Surgery Neurotology is the study of the neurology associated with the ear, including hearing and balance function. Diagnostic Pearl A detailed…
Endocrinology
9 Endocrinology Skull-based endocrinology focuses on the management of pituitary/hypothalamic disruption by sellar and suprasellar lesions. There is a broad differential for lesions in the sellar and suprasellar areas (see…
Postoperative Care and Complications Management
29 Postoperative Care and Complications Management • Major complication rates in skull base surgery have been reported in the range of 10 to 50%.1,2 Infratentorial meningioma and craniopharyngioma are associated…
Intra-orbital Pathologies and Surgical Approaches
20 Intraorbital Pathologies and Surgical Approaches Intraorbital Diseases • Intraorbital diseases have different age-related patterns of progress over different periods of time (Table 20.1). • Thyroid-associated orbitopathy is more frequent…
