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…
Endovascular Interventions for Skull Base Lesions
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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…
Endoscopic Keyhole Approaches
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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…
Skull Base Infections
33 Skull Base Infections With the introduction and use of antibiotics over the past century, infections of the skull base have become rare, especially in the Western countries.1 These serious…
Skull Base Approaches in Cerebrovascular Surgery
25 Skull Base Approaches in Cerebrovascular Surgery Skull base approaches are commonly used in the treatment of cerebrovascular pathologies, such as intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs),…
Pathology of the Skull Base Tumors
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Cranial Nerve Reconstruction
28 Cranial Nerve Reconstruction • Reconstruction of cranial nerves may be needed in cases of iatrogenic, tumor-related, or, rarely, traumatic cranial nerve damage. • Common techniques: reanastomosis, grafting, partial transposition….
Skull Base Traumatology
34 Skull Base Traumatology • Skull base fractures (SBFs) occur in 3.5 to 24% of head injuries.1 • SBFs can cause death or coma. They may be associated with immediate…
