Hydroscopy: Application to Pituitary Surgery
26 Hydroscopy: Application to Pituitary Surgery W. Derek Leight and Brent A. Senior Tips and Pearls • Hydroscopy is a novel technique for examining the sella turcica after minimally invasive…
Endoscopic Cavernous Sinus Surgery
27 Endoscopic Cavernous Sinus Surgery Giorgio Frank, Diego Mazzatenta, Vittorio Sciarretta, Matteo Zoli, Giovanni Farneti, and Ernesto Pasquini Tips and Pearls • Adenomas and chordomas, especially those of soft consistency…
Endoscopic Management of Anterior Skull Base Meningoencoephalocele
18 Endoscopic Management of Anterior Skull Base Meningoencephalocele Daniel Timperley, Rodney J. Schlosser, and Richard J. Harvey Tips and Pearls • Clinical and radiographic signs of benign intracranial hypertension should…
Pterygopalatine and Infratemporal Fossae
32 Pterygopalatine and Infratemporal Fossae Marc A. Tewfik and Peter-John Wormald Tips and Pearls • The endoscopic approach to lesions in the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) and infratemporal fossa (ITF) offers…
Combined Cranio-Endoscopic Approach
40 Combined Cranioendoscopic Approach Piero Nicolai, Arkadi Yakirevitch, Andrea Bolzoni Villaret, Paolo Battaglia, Davide Locatelli, and Paolo Castelnuovo Tips and Pearls • This approach is indicated for sinonasal lesions with…
Craniocervical Junction: Endoscopic Endonasal Approach
43 Craniocervical Junction: Endoscopic Endonasal Approach Paul A. Gardner, Daniel M. Prevedello, Amin B. Kassam, Carl H. Snyderman, and Ricardo L. Carrau Tips and Pearls • The soft palate is…
Transplanum, Transtuberculum Approach
20 Transplanum, Transtuberculum Approach Gurston G. Nyquist, Vijay K. Anand, and Theodore H. Schwartz Tips and Pearls • Common lesions of the suprasellar region include giant pituitary macroadenomas, Rathke cleft…
Endoscopically Assisted Bimanual Operating Technique
10 Endoscopically Assisted Bimanual Operating Technique Daniel B. Simmen, Hans Rudolf Briner, and Nick Jones Tips and Pearls • The bimanual technique has expanded the range of benign and malignant…
Lesions of the Petrous Apex
34 Lesions of the Petrous Apex Carl H. Snyderman, Emiro E. Caicedo, Daniel M. Prevedello, Ricardo L. Carrau, Paul A. Gardner, and Amin B. Kassam Tips and Pearls • A…
Maxillary and Ethmoid Sinuses in Skull Base Surgery
12 Maxillary and Ethmoid Sinuses in Skull Base Surgery Nobuyoshi Otori, Kiyoshi Yanagi, and Hiroshi Moriyama Tips and Pearls • Appropriate ethmoidal and maxillary surgery makes it easy to perform…
