Tumors in Eloquent Areas of Brain
Chapter 11 Tumors in Eloquent Areas of Brain Mark A. Pichelmann, Frederic B. Meyer Lesions presenting themselves in close proximity to eloquent cortex and underlying white matter tracts provide a…
Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Craniopharyngiomas
Chapter 25 Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Craniopharyngiomas Daniel M. Prevedello, Domenico Solari, Ricardo L. Carrau, Paul Gardner, Amin B. Kassam Craniopharyngiomas are benign tumors originating from squamous epithelial remnants of…
Management of Recurrent Gliomas
Chapter 10 Management of Recurrent Gliomas Griffith R. Harsh, IV Introduction Renewed growth of a mass at the site of a previously treated glial tumor raises the issues of indications…
Surgical Management of Hydrocephalus in the Adult
Chapter 94 Surgical Management of Hydrocephalus in the Adult David M. Frim, Richard Penn, Maureen Lacy Hydrocephalus, from the Greek word meaning “water in the head,” is a general term…
Endovascular Management of Intracranial Aneurysms
Chapter 84 Endovascular Management of Intracranial Aneurysms Joseph J. Gemmete, Aditya S. Pandey, Neeraj Chaudhary, B. Gregory Thompson, Jr. Microsurgical clipping of intracranial aneurysms has been the historical definitive standard…
Transcranial Surgery for Pituitary Macroadenomas
Chapter 23 Transcranial Surgery for Pituitary Macroadenomas Pablo F. Recinos, C. Rory Goodwin, Henry Brem, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa The most common tumors affecting the suprasellar, intrasellar, or parasellar region include pituitary…
Surgical Approach to Falcine Meningiomas
Chapter 33 Surgical Approach to Falcine Meningiomas Eric C. Chang, Frederick G. Barker, II , William T. Curry Falcine meningiomas arise from the falx cerebri and make up approximately 5%…
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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:ops=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”> Section 3 Vascular Diseases Related posts: Cortical and Subcortical Brain Mapping Surgical Management of Cerebellar Stroke–Hemorrhage and Infarction Surgical Management of Tumors of the Foramen Magnum…
Ensuring Patient Safety in Surgery—First Do No Harm
Chapter 1 Ensuring Patient Safety in Surgery―First Do No Harm Symeon Missios, Kimon Bekelis, George T. Blike, Kadir Erkmen Primum non nocere—first do no harm. This often-quoted phrase epitomizes the…
Current Surgical Management of High-Grade Gliomas
Chapter 8 Current Surgical Management of High-Grade Gliomas Ray M. Chu, Keith L. Black The malignant glioma has been the neurosurgeon’s eternal hydra, continually growing despite treatment. The category “high-grade…
