15 Acoustic Neuromas: Translabyrinthine Approaches Nicholas Saunders and Paul A. Fagan Skull base surgeons owe a great debt to Dr. William House, who, in the face of significant opposition, popularized…
2 Microsurgical Anatomy of the Posterior Cranial Fossa Amitabha Chanda, Anirban Banerjee, and Anil Nanda The posterior cranial fossa is unique in the cranial cavity, as it is the largest…
25 Surgical Management of Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors Fredrick A. Boop, Robert A. Sanford, and Michael D. Taylor Following accidents, the leading cause of death in children is cancer. The…
10 Hemangiomas and Dural Fistulas Louis J. Kim, Michael R. Levitt, Iman Feiz-Erfan, and Robert F. Spetzler ♦ Cavernous Malformations Cavernomas or cavernous malformations of the central nervous system are…
1 Surgery of the Posterior Cranial Fossa: Historical Aspects Lissa C. Baird and Anil Nanda The earliest known surgeries performed on the cranium date as far back as prehistoric times….
3 Neuroimaging of the Posterior Fossa Thomas J. Vogl and Marc Harth Neuroimaging of the posterior fossa is a diagnostic challenge for neuroradiology, radiology, neurology, and neurosurgery.1–5 Due to the…
9 Temporal Bone Surgery James Andrew Sipp and Douglas E. Mattox The temporal bone is an area of convergence between Neurosurgery and otolaryngology. Disease processes that begin in the mastoid…
8 Posterior Fossa Infections Vijaysaradhi Mudumba, Challa Sundaram, and Prasad Vannemreddy Infections in the posterior fossa are ominous not only due to its small dimensions, but also due to the…
21 Endovascular Treatment of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms Ramachandra P. Tummala, Junichi Yamamoto, Eric Sauvageau, and L. Nelson Hopkins Aneurysms of the posterior circulation account for roughly 20% of all intracranial…
22 Posterior Interhemispheric Approach to Pineal Region and Brainstem Prasad Vannemreddy, Haim Ezer, and Anil Nanda In the United States, pineal-region tumors constitute approximately 1 to 3% of the intracranial…
