The Operative Atlas of Neurosurgery: A Compendium of 120 Neuro-oncologist, Case-based Surgical Approaches serves the immediate requirement of a surgical atlas primarily focusing on neuro-oncology for surgeons and students alike. Containing over hundred case-based surgical procedures identifying microsurgical and endoscopic methods, and is spread over nine sections, divided into two volumes.
A step-wise approach to the excision of tumors in the central nervous system, cranial vault, and spine, as well as the peripheral nerves. The first seven sections deal with these, while the last two sections deal with the adjunctive modalities used to facilitate the surgical procedures and the significance of the diagnostic modalities that have evolved over time, respectively. Minimally invasive techniques along with the conventional methods have been described in detail.
Key Highlights
- Sequential steps of the actual surgery have been depicted as successive photographs and their legends.
- Each chapter has sections comprising a brief overview of the pathology in focus, the nuances of the procedure conducted, as well as the various therapeutic options and operative approaches that are available.
- The methods related to "patient-safety issues," "complication avoidance," and the essential "tips and pearls" of surgery are discussed.
- Essential information on the relevant clinical neuro-anatomy is highlighted with illustrative schematic diagrams and photographs.
Volume II
Section 5: Microsurgery for Skull Base Tumors
Chapter 1: Microscopic Sublabial Trans-sphenoidal Excision of a Pituitary Adenoma
Chapter 2: Anterior Subtemporal Interdural Approach for Resection of a Trigeminal Schwannoma
Chapter 3: Fronto-Temporal Craniotomy and Pretemporal Interdural Approach for the Excision of a Cavernous Sinus Solitary Fibrous Tumor
Chapter 4: Combined Modified Dolenc-Kawase (MDK) Anterior Petrosectomy and Retrosigmoid Sub-Occipital Craniotomy for a Large Petroclival Meningioma
Chapter 5: Preauricular Transmandibular Excision of an Infratemporal Fossa Trigeminal Schwannoma
Chapter 6: Fisch Type A–Infratemporal Fossa Approach for Excision of a Glomus Jugulare
Chapter 7: Transcochlear Approach for an Extensive Glomus Jugulare
Chapter 8: A Combined Presigmoid and Retromastoid Approach to the Jugular Foramen without Facial Nerve Transposition for Excision of a Glomus Jugulare
Chapter 9: Fisch Type D–Pre-auricular Infratemporal Fossa Approach for Excision of a Carcinoma-ExPleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid
Chapter 10: Preauricular Transzygomatic Approach (Fisch-D Approach) for Excision of a Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor of the Infratemporal Fossa
Chapter 11: Translabyrinthine Approach to the Internal Acoustic Meatus for Excision of a Ganglioneuroma of the Vestibular Nerve
Chapter 12: Microscopic and Endoscopic Assisted Excision of a Petrous Apex Cholesteatoma
Chapter 13: Intradiploic Epidermoid Cyst of the Temporal Bone
Chapter 14: En-bloc Resection of a Malignant Lacrimal Gland Tumor with Skull Base Invasion
Chapter 15: Transtemporal Transcervical Excision of an Extracranial Facial Nerve Schwannoma
Chapter 16: Extended Frontobasal Approach for an Anterior Skull Base Tumor
Chapter 17: Temporal Craniotomy and Extradural Middle Fossa Approach for Excision of a Trigeminal Schwannoma
Chapter 18: Transdural Anterior Petrosectomy for a Brain Stem Cavernoma
Chapter 19: A Combined Trans-Sylvian and Subtemporal (Half-and-Half) Transtentorial Approach for Excision of Spheno-Petro-Clival Region Tumors
Chapter 20: A Combined Subtemporal-Transylvian (Half-And Half) Approach and Anterior Petrosectomy for a Large, Multi-Compartmental Petroclival Meningioma
Chapter 21: Total Petrosectomy (Modified Trans-Cochlear Type A) and Excision of a Petroclival Meningioma
Chapter 22: Far Lateral Approach to a Foramen Magnum Meningioma
Chapter 23: Extreme Lateral Trans-Condylar Approach to the Foramen Magnum Tumor
Section 6: Endoscopic Surgery for Skull Base Tumors
Chapter 1: Endoscopic Endonasal Transethmoidal Approach for Excision of a Right Orbital Intraconal Cavernous Hemangioma
Chapter 2: Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Excision of a Clival Chordoma
Chapter 3: Endoscopic Endonasal Approach with Utilization of the Transpterygoid Corridor for Resection of a Clival Chondrosarcoma with Extension into the Petroclival Synchondrosis.
Chapter 4: Endoscopic Endonasal Excision of a Pituitary Tumour Using Plasma Ablation
Chapter 5: Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for a Pituitary Microadenoma causing Cushing's Disease
Chapter 6: Endonasal Endoscopic Excision of a Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma
Chapter 7: Endoscopic Surgery of an Ethmoidal Nerve Schwannoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Skull Base
Chapter 8: Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach for a Craniopharyngioma Excision
Chapter 9: Vascular Relationships During Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Suprasellar Lesions and their Clinical Implications
Chapter 10: Extended Endonasal Endoscopic Approach for the Excision of a Trigeminal Schwannoma
Chapter 11: Endoscopic Transpterygoid Approach for Excision of a Trigeminal Schwannoma
Chapter 12: Endoscopic Excision of a Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
Chapter 13: Combined Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal and Dolenc Trans-Cavernous Approach for a Giant Pituitary Functional Adenoma
Chapter 14: Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Paediatric Suprasellar Tumors
Chapter 15: Endoscopic Endonasal approach for a craniopharyngioma occurring in infancy
Chapter 16: Retromastoid Suboccipital Keyhole Craniectomy and Endoscopic Controlled Excision of a Left Middle Cerebellar Peduncle Cavernoma
Section 7: Endoscopic Surgery for Supratentorial Tumors
Chapter 1: Bilateral Thalamic Glioma: A Simultaneous Endoscopic Lateral Ventricular Septostomy, Third Ventriculosotomy and a Thalamic Tumor Biopsy.
Chapter 2: Simultaneous Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and Pineal Tumor Biopsy
Chapter 3: Minimally Invasive Keyhole Endoscopic Approach for Excision of an Intraventricular Central Neurocytoma Presenting with Intratumoral Bleed
Chapter 4: Transventricular Endoscopic Management of a Suprasellar Cystic Craniopharyngioma
Chapter 5: Endoscopic Assisted Trans-Cortical Excision of a Thalamic Tumor Using a Tubular Retractor
Chapter 6: Endoscopic Assisted Intraventricular Approach to Excision of Colloid Cysts
Chapter 7: Endoscopic Approaches to Intraventricular Tumors
Section 8: Surgery for Tumors of the Spine and Spinal Cord
Chapter 1: Intramedullary Ependymoma: Excision and Utilization of the Modified Pial Suture Technique
Chapter 2: Microsurgical Excision of a Spinal Intramedullary Hemangioblastoma
Chapter 3: Laminectomy, Dorsal Myelotomy and Decompression of an Intramedullary Astrocytoma
Chapter 4: Microsurgical Excision of a Primary Spinal Intramedullary Mature Teratoma Presenting Without Spinal Dysraphism
Chapter 5: Surgery for a Spinal Intramedullary Cavernous Hemangioma: Excision with Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
Chapter 6: Radical Removal of a Cervical Ependymoma with Neuromonitoring
Chapter 7: Laminectomy and a Dorsal Midline Myelotomy for a Non-Dysraphic Subpial Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lipoma
Chapter 8: Postmyelotomy Closure of the Spinal Cord.
Chapter 9: Endoscopic Excision of an Intradural-Extradural Extramedullary Schwannoma of the Thoracic Spine
Chapter 10: Laminectomy and Excision of a Giant Dumb-Bell Schwannoma Situated at the Atlanto-Axial Level
Chapter 11: Surgical Management of Twin Dorsal Schwannomas
Chapter 12: Retroperitoneal Approach to a Solitary Metastatic Lumbar Pheochromocytoma
Chapter 13: Laminectomy for a Cervical Osteoid Osteoma Invaginating into the Spinal Canal
Chapter 14: Laminectomy for an anterolaterally placed cervical intradural extramedullary meningioma
Chapter 15: Posterolateral Thoracotomy for an Anterior Vertebral Body Hemangioma
Section 9: Diagnostic Neuro-Oncology
Chapter 1: Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Intracranial Neoplasms: Which Sequences to Employ?
Chapter 2: Angiography in Neuro-Oncology
Chapter 3: Intraoperative Ultrasonography (IOUS) in Neuro-oncology
Chapter 4: Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Neuro-oncological Cases
Chapter 5: Immunohistochemistry in Neuro-Oncology
Chapter 6: Arterial Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation