5 Skull Base Craniotomies
10.1055/b-0039-169398 5 Skull Base Craniotomies 5.1 Frontal Craniotomies 5.1.1 BifrontalTorstein R. Meling and Marton König The bifrontal approach was first described by Horsley and Cushing. A bifrontal craniotomy can be…
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….
