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Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade: Cranial presents core surgical procedures in a concise, highly didactic format, enabling surgeons to quickly grasp their essence from the bulleted text and superb illustrations that accompany them. Expert neurosurgeons specializing in the cranial region describe how they perform common procedures and offer surgical tips and pearls. Key Features:Distills a wealth of information in a concise, step-by-step format, making it easy for novice surgeons to review how procedures are performedIncludes more than 150 surgical procedures for the cranial region, each accompanied by high-quality, original illustrationsPresents topics in either a pathology-based or an approach-based mannerConsistently organizes the procedures into the headings Introduction and Background, Operative Detail and Preparation, Outcomes and Postoperative Course, and References, enabling rapid reference Neurosurgeons at all levels, from residents learning procedures to experienced practitioners needing a quick refresher, will find this book, along with its companion volume, Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade: Spine and Peripheral Nerves, to be an invaluable resource throughout their surgical careers.This book has been developed from Thieme eNeurosurgery, the world’s most comprehensive neurosurgical resource online. For a free trial, go to: thieme.com/eneurotrial General and Advanced Cranial Approaches Anterior Fossa and Convexity 1 Convexity and Parasagittal Approaches 2 Pterional Craniotomy 3 Frontal and Bifrontal Craniotomy 4 Modified One-Piece Orbitozygomatic Craniotomy 5 Interhemispheric Transcallosal Transchoroidal Approach to the Third Ventricle 6 Eyebrow Approach Middle Fossa 7 Temporal Approach 8 Subtemporal Craniotomy Approach 9 Combined Anterior and Posterior Petrosectomy Posterior Fossa 10 Translabyrinthine Approach 11 Presigmoid Craniotomy 12 Retrosigmoid Approach 13 Lateral Suboccipital Craniotomy 14 Far Lateral and Extreme Far Lateral Approaches to the Craniocervical Junction 15 Midline Suboccipital Infratentorial Craniotomy Intracranial Tumor Neurosurgery Glioma 16 Glioma Resection 17 Glioblastoma 18 Supratentorial Glioma 19 Oligodendroglioma 20 Low-Grade Gliomas 21 Insular Gliomas 22 Optic Pathway Gliomas 23 Hypothalamic Gliomas 24 Brainstem Gliomas Meningioma 25 Meningiomas: General Surgical Management 26 Convexity Meningiomas 27 Parasagittal Meningioma 28 Torcular Meningiomas 29 Tentorial Meningiomas 30 Olfactory Groove and Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas 31 Orbital Meningioma 32 Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas 33 Petroclival Meningiomas 34 Clinoidal Meningiomas 35 Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas Intraventricular Tumors 36 Lateral Ventricular Tumors 37 Third Ventricular Tumors 38 Transvermian Approach to Fourth Ventricular Tumors 39 Telovelar Approach to Fourth Ventricular Tumors 40 Ependymoma 41 Choroid Plexus Tumors 42 Central Neurocytoma Posterior Fossa and Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors 43 Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors 44 Vestibular Schwannoma 45 Epidermoid and Dermoid Tumors 46 Foramen Magnum Tumors 47 Paraganglioma (Glomus Jugulare Tumors) 48 Hemangioblastoma Other Skull Base Tumor Approaches 49 Pineal Region Tumors: Occipital Transtentorial Approach 50 Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach to the Pineal Region Tumors with Bony Involvement of the Skull 51 Clival Chordomas: Lateral Approaches 52 Chordoma 53 Ossifying Fibromas and Fibrous Dysplasias Metastatic Tumors 54 Ethesioneuroblastoma (Olfactory Neuroblastoma) 55 Primary CNS Lymphoma 56 Metastatic Disease of the Brain Sellar and Parasellar Tumors 57 Pituitary Adenomas and the Transphenoidal Approach 58 Cranial Approaches to Sellar and Parasellar Tumors Endoscopic Neurosurgery 59 Endonasal Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Approach to the Sellae 60 Endoscopic Approach to Craniopharyngioma 61 Expanded Endonasal Approaches to Nonpituitary Tumors 62 Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy 63 Endoscopic Aqueductoplasty 64 Skull Base Reconstruction and Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks after Endonasal Approaches Cerebrovascular Surgery Aneurysm Surgery 65 Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Surgical Repair 66 Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Clipping 67 Carotid Termination Aneurysms 68 Clinoidal and Infraclinoid Carotid Aneurysms 69 Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysms 70 Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms 71 Distal Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms 72 Pericallosal Artery Aneurysm (Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms) 73 Subtemporal Approach to Basilar Tip Aneurysms 74 Anterior Petrosectomy Approach to Retrosellar and Upper Clival Basilar Aneurysms 75 Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysms 76 Vertebral Artery Aneurysms: Far Lateral Approach 77 Multiple Intracranial Aneurysms 78 Traumatic Intracranial Aneurysms 79 Surgical Management of Giant Intracranial Aneurysms Vascular Disease and Malformation Surgery 80 Surgical Management of Acute Carotid Occlusion 81 Cavernous Malformation (Supratentorial) 82 Cavernous Malformation (Infratentorial) 83 Resection of Cortical Arteriovenous Malformations 84 Resection of Deep Arteriovenous Malformations 85 Extracranial to Intracranial Arterial Bypass: Superficial Temporal Artery to Middle Cerebral Artery 86 Indirect Revascularization Techniques: Encephalomyosynangiosis 87 Surgical Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage 88 Approaches to Cerebral Veins and Dural Sinuses Extracranial Vascular Surgery 89 Carotid Endarterectomy 90 Exposure of the Vertebral Artery: Lateral Approaches Endovascular Techniques 91 Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysm 92 Endovascular Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain 93 Endovascular Treatment of Carotid-Cavernous Fistulas 94 Endovascular Treatment of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas 95 Endovascular Treatment of Vein of Galen (VOG) Malformations 96 Endovascular Treatment of Carotid Occlusion 97 Endovascular Management of Extranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Aneurysms and Dissections 98 Balloon Test Occlusion for the Carotid and Vertebral Arteries 99 Cerebral Balloon Angioplasty for Vasospasm 100 Angioplasty of the Extracranial Carotid Artery and Other Extracranial Locations 101 Liquid Embolization of Vascular Lesions Cranial Trauma Neurosurgery 102 Supratentorial Extraaxial Hematoma Evacuation 103 Acute Subdural Hematoma 104 Chronic Subdural Hematomas 105 Intraparenchymal Hematoma 106 Posterior Fossa Decompression for Extraaxial and Intraaxial Cerebellar Hematoma 107 Decompressive Craniectomy 108 Projectile Head Injuries 109 Craniofacial Reconstruction for Trauma 110 External Ventricular Drain and Ventricular Access Devices 111 Intracranial Pressure Bolt Cranial Infections 112 Infected Bone Flap 113 Subdural Empyema 114 Cerebral Abscess 115 Neurocysticercosis Stereotactic Neurosurgery Stereotactic Operative Procedures 116 Frame-Based Stereotactic Brain Biopsy 117 Frameless Stereotactic Brain Biopsy Stereotactic Radiosurgical Procedures 118 Image-Guided Robotic Radiosurgery 119 Gamma Knife Radiosurgery 120 Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Tumors 121 Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Arteriovenous Malformation 122 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Functional, Pain, and Other Disorders Functional Neurosurgery Epilepsy/Movement Disorder 123 Temporal Lobectomy 124 Amygdalohippocampectomy 125 Corpus Callosotomy for Intractable Epilepsy 126 Hemispherotomy 127 Vagal Nerve Stimulation 128 Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders 129 Thalamotomy and Pallidotomy 130 Cortical Mapping during Awake Craniotomy for Epilepsy Pain/Spasticity Management 131 Motor Cortex Stimulation for Intractable Pain 132 Percutaneous Lesioning: Procedures for Trigeminal Neuralgia 133 Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia Pediatric Cranial Surgery Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion 134 Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt 135 Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Revision 136 Ventriculoatrial Shunt 137 Ventriculopleural Shunts 138 Syringosubarachnoid and Syringopleural Shunts 139 Shunt Externalization 140 Management of Dandy-Walker Malformation Cranial Malformations and Neoplasms 141 Repair of Pediatirc Encephaloceles (Basal Encephaloceles) 142 Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis 143 Syndromic Craniosynostosis 144 Sagittal Craniosynostosis 145 Coronal Synostosis 146 Metopic Craniosynostosis 147 Lambdoid Synostosis 148 Endoscopic Correction of Craniosynostosis 149 Posterior Fossa Approach for Tumor Resection 150 Temporal Arachnoid Cyst Fenestration 151 Congenital Central Nervous System Tumors
