A Practical Manual for Cisternostomy: Essentials for Young Neurosurgeons is a first-of-its-kind book on this technique. This manual describes a common lifesaving procedure in head injury. Cisternostomy is a new concept for treating traumatic brain injuries. It has been evaluated by many surgeons around the world for more than a decade and it is expected to become an accepted method of treatment. This book will serve as a practical and comprehensive guide for young neurosurgeons and all practicing neurosurgeons.
Salient Features
- The surgical technique and the physiology of cisternostomy represents a paradigm shift in neurosurgery. This book has elaborated on that along with various perspectives and exciting future avenues this will open.
- This book describes the history and philosophy of cisternostomy, anatomy of cisterns, indications of cisternostomy, procedure, nuances and complications, perspectives from surgeons around the world, literature evidence, and future perspectives on cisternostomy.
Videos vii
Foreword ix
Luis A. B. Borba
Foreword xi
Yako Kato
Foreword xiii
Mario Ganau
The Tree of Life xvii
Preface xix
Acknowledgment xxi
Contributors xxiii
1. Overview of Traumatic Brain Injury and Need of Cisternostomy in TBI 1
Kodeeswaran M., Priyadharshan K. P.,
Naveen Kumar M., and Chirag Hiran
2. History and Evolution of Cisternostomy 7
Iype Cherian
3. Anatomy and Understanding of the Cisterns:
Microsurgical Anatomy of the Basal Cisterns and
Surgical Landmarks for Cisternostomy 17
Pablo Villanueva, Carlos Salvador Ovalle Torres,
and Julio César Pérez Cruz
4. The Physiology and Understanding of Cisternostomy 53
Hira Burhan and Iype Cherian vi Contents
5. Radiological Indications in Cisternostomy 69
Iype Cherian, Hira Burhan, and Ramdas Gidugu
6. Cisternostomy—How I Do It 79
Iype Cherian and J.K.B.C. Parthiban
7. Perspective, Long-Term, Experience, and Results 97
7A. Perspectives about Cisternostomy 97
Yonghong Wang
7B. Perspectives of Cisternostomy from Iraq 103
Ahmed Muthana, Osman Elamin, Fatimah O. Ahmed, and Samer S. Hoz
7C. Perspective about Basal Cisternostomy 117
Manish Jaiswal and Sarita Kumari
7D. Perspectives on Cisternostomy and Case Scenarios 123
Ramesh Chandra
8. Cisternostomy in Traumatic Brain Injury:
A Breakthrough for Low- and Middle-Income Countries 129
Manuel de Jesus Encarnacion Ramirez, Ismael Antonio,
Peralta Baez, and Carlos Salvador Ovalle Torres
9. Review of Literature on Cisternostomy 141
Kodeeswaran M., Priyadharshan K. P., Chirag Hiran,
and Naveen Kumar M.
10. Future Perspectives of Cisternostomy 151
Iype cherian and Kodeeswaran M.
11. Cisternostomy: Complications and Its Management 157
Pablo Villanueva and Iype Cherian
Index 169