Minimally invasive skull base surgery : principles and practice / Moncef Berhouma, editor
- Published
- Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2013.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (440 pages) : illustrations
- Additional Creators
- Berhouma, Moncef
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- Contents
- MINIMALLY INVASIVE SKULL BASE SURGERY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SKULL BASE SURGERY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Foreword 1; Foreword 2; Foreword 3; References; Preface; Chapter I: Epistemology of Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery; Abstract; Introduction; A Tremendous Heritage; Toward an Evidence-based Skull Base Surgery; Training in Skull Base Surgery; The Concept of Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery: Toward a Minimum Approach-related Iatrogeny Coupled with a Maximally Efficient Surgical Target; Conclusion., Clinical FeaturesEvaluation; Treatment Options; Endoscopic Repair; Techniques of Endoscopic Repair; Endoscopic Approaches to Anterior Cranial Base; Post-operative Management; Complication Avoidance; Outcome; Role of Antibiotics; Role of Lumbar Drain; Case Illustrations; Management Algorithm; Conclusion; References; Chapter V: Neurosurgical Overview of Minimally Invasive Resection of Anterior Skull Base Malignancy: A Comparison to Traditional Craniofacial Resection; Abstract; Introduction; Craniofacial Resection; En Bloc Resection versus Piecemeal Resection., Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Resection As an Alternative to Traditional Craniofacial ResectionConclusion; References; Chapter VI: Expanded Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Middle Cranial Fossa; Abstract; Introduction; Relevant Anatomy; Surgical Technique; Conclusion; References; Chapter VII: The Endoscopic Endonasal Transtuberculum-Transplanum Approach; Abstract; Introduction; Endoscopic Endonasal Transtuberculum-Transplanum Approach; Advantages and Drawbacks of the Extended Transsphenoidal Approach; Conclusion; References., and Chapter VIII: Craniopharyngiomas: The Endonasal Endoscopic ApproachAbstract; Introduction; Extended Endonasal Endoscopic Technique; Comparison with Transsphenoidal Microscopic and Open Transcranial Approaches; Conclusion; References; Chapter IX: Endoscopic Optic Nerve Decompression; Abstract; Introduction; Relevant Anatomy; Technique; Indications; Controversies; Other Indications/Local Experience; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter X: Endoscopic Approach and Management of Parasellar Lesions; Abstract; Introduction; Anatomy; Preoperative Management.
- Summary
- Classically defined as the art of curing by the hand, hand intended as the organ of the possible, and positive certitude according to Paul Valery, surgery is shifting toward a scientific discipline with a very high technological valence. Neurosurgery in general, and skull base surgery in particular do not stave off this natural evolution. Obviously, technological advances have driven the tremendous progresses in both diagnosis (CT scan, MRI, angiography ...) and therapeutic fields (ultrasonic aspiration, radiosurgery ...). This technological aspect should not hide the humanistic remnant of the m.
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- ISBN
- 9781628085884 (electronic bk.)
1628085886 (electronic bk.)
9781628085679 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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