6 Skull Base Extensions
10.1055/b-0039-169399 6 Skull Base Extensions 6.1 Orbitozygomatic CraniotomyAndreas Raabe See ▶Fig. 6.1. Fig. 6.1 (a, b) Principle of the approach. The orbitozygomatic (OZ) approach is performed when the angle of…
4 Midline Craniotomies
10.1055/b-0039-169397 4 Midline CraniotomiesUlrich Sure and Philipp Dammann See ▶Fig. 4.1. Fig. 4.1 Overview. Depending on the brain regions the surgeon wishes to access via a midline approach, the positioning…
7 Transsphenoidal Approach
10.1055/b-0039-169400 7 Transsphenoidal Approach 7.1 Microsurgical Endonasal ApproachChristian F. Freyschlag and Claudius Thomé Introduction Modern pituitary surgery using a transsphenoidal approach is relatively noninvasive, as it utilizes the nasal passages…
2 Landmarks
10.1055/b-0039-169395 2 Landmarks 2.1 Schematic Cortical AnatomyAndreas Raabe and Peter A. Winkler Lateral Surface The anatomy of the surface of the brain is complex, highly variable, and difficult to identify…
3 Convexity Craniotomies
10.1055/b-0039-169396 3 Convexity Craniotomies 3.1 Convexity Craniotomy PlanningAndreas Raabe and Jens Fichtner Inside-out Planning Planning of a convexity craniotomy is performed in the opposite direction to the surgery. Whereas the…
9 Approaches to the Orbita
10.1055/b-0039-169402 9 Approaches to the Orbita 9.1 Frontolateral Approach to the OrbitTorstein R. Meling A frontolateral craniotomy can be combined with a superior orbitotomy to give wide superior and lateral…
8 Decompressive Hemicraniectomy
10.1055/b-0039-169401 8 Decompressive HemicraniectomyJürgen Beck See ▶Fig. 8.1, ▶Fig. 8.2, ▶Fig. 8.3, ▶Fig. 8.4, ▶Fig. 8.5, ▶Fig. 8.6, ▶Fig. 8.7, ▶Fig. 8.8, ▶Fig. 8.9, ▶Fig. 8.10, ▶Fig. 8.11, and ▶Fig….
64 Interposition Cable Nerve Graft of the Facial Nerve After Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma
10.1055/b-0039-169218 64 Interposition Cable Nerve Graft of the Facial Nerve After Resection of Vestibular SchwannomaSampath Chandra Prasad, Alessandra Russo, Abdelkader Taibah, Enrico Pasanisi, Francesco Galletti, and Mario Sanna 64.1 Introduction…
67 Gracilis Free Flap Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed Face in Vestibular Schwannoma
10.1055/b-0039-169221 67 Gracilis Free Flap Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed Face in Vestibular SchwannomaSamir Mardini and Marissa A. Suchyta 67.1 Introduction In patients with vestibular schwannoma (VS), facial paralysis can be…
