Skull base surgery : basic techniques [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Print version record.

Preoperative evaluation and management from the neurosurgical perspective / Raymond Walkup and Jeffrey J. Olson -- Anterior skull base preoperative evaluation from the otolaryngologic perspective / J. Nicolas McLean and Charles E. Moore -- Craniofacial approach to skull base lesions / Jeremy N. Ciporen, Jeffrey J. Olson, and Charles E. Moore -- Petrosal craniotomy / Tomoko Tanaka, Douglas E. Mattox, and Jeffrey J. Olson -- Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery / Vladimir Dadashev [and others].

Endoscopic tumor resection and cerebrospinal fluid leak repair / Jodi D. Zuckerman, and John M. DelGaudio -- Orbitozygomatic approach to the sellar region / David V. Laborde, and Nelson M. Oyesiku -- Far lateral suboccipital approach / Vaninder S. Chhabra, Daniel L. Barrow, and Gerald R. Rodts -- Postoperative evaluation and management of the skull base patient / Frederick I. Durden and Charles E. Moore -- Ancillary procedures in skull base surgery / G. Aaron Rogers, and Charles E. Moore -- Imaging of the anterior and central skull base / Amanda Corey.

Pathology involving the skull base and adjacent soft tissues present a challenge to all physicians dealing with the anatomy of this region. The goal of Skull Base Surgery: Basic Techniques is to provide the surgeon with a descriptive, step by step, pictorial analysis of skull base surgical techniques. Emphasis is placed on the most commonly used and applicable procedures that address the majority of the pathology encountered in standard practice. This beautifully illustrated text is directed to be the most useful for individuals new to these methods, surgical trainees and mid-level prac.

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