Endovascular Treatment of Stroke
Chapter 85 Endovascular Treatment of Stroke Kyle M. Fargen, Gregory J. Velat, Michael F. Waters, Brian L. Hoh, J. Mocco Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the…
Surgical Management of Posterior Communicating, Anterior Choroidal, Carotid Bifurcation Aneurysms
Chapter 73 Surgical Management of Posterior Communicating, Anterior Choroidal, Carotid Bifurcation Aneurysms Kyriakos Papadimitriou, Judy Huang Aneurysms that arise from the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) in the subarachnoid space…
Radiation Therapy of Epilepsy
Chapter 106 Radiation Therapy of Epilepsy Ellen Air, Nicholas Barbaro History Experience with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) over the 60 years since its development by Lars Leksell1 has demonstrated its efficacy…
Instrumentation and Stabilization of the Pediatric Spine: Technical Nuances and Age-Specific Considerations
Chapter 64 Instrumentation and Stabilization of the Pediatric Spine Technical Nuances and Age-Specific Considerations Joshua J. Chern, Katherine Relyea, Andrew Jea A wide variety of congenital, developmental, and acquired abnormalities…
Surgical Management of Midline Anterior Skull Base Meningiomas
Chapter 34 Surgical Management of Midline Anterior Skull Base Meningiomas Matthias Kirsch, Dietmar Krex, Gabriele Schackert Surgical Anatomy Meningiomas arising in the midline of the anterior fossa are generally separated…
Endovascular Management of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
Chapter 90 Endovascular Management of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Geoffrey P. Colby, Alexandra R. Paul, Elisa F. Ciceri, Alexander L. Coon Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs), also sometimes referred to as dural…
Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis
Chapter 121 Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis Subu N. Magge, John F. Morrison Axillary and palmar hyperhidrosis are relatively common disorders that affect approximately 0.5% to 1% of the population, with…
Medical Management of Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Tumors
Chapter 17 Medical Management of Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Tumors Nestoras Mathioudakis, Roberto Salvatori The majority of pituitary tumors are hormone-secreting.1 With the exception of prolactinomas, surgery has historically been the mainstay…
Hearing Prosthetics: Surgical Techniques
Chapter 49 Hearing Prosthetics Surgical Techniques Wade W. Chien, Howard Francis, John K. Niparko Tumors in the cerebellopontine angle and internal auditory canal can result in hearing loss. In addition,…
Surgery for Metastatic Spine Disease
Chapter 192 Surgery for Metastatic Spine Disease Daniel M. Sciubba, Ziya L. Gokaslan Roughly 500,000 deaths occur per year from complications of metastatic disease. It is estimated that among living…
