Handbook of Skull Base Surgery.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (1006 pages)
Handbook of Skull Base Surgery -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Structure of the Handbook -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- Section I. History, Principles, and Preoperative Assessment -- Chapter 1. History of Skull Base Anatomy and Its Eponyms -- Chapter 2. Anatomy of the Skull Base and Related Structures: Elements of Surgical Anatomy -- 2.1. Skull Base Anatomy-Anterior and Middle Skull Base -- 2.2. Temporal Bone Anatomy -- 2.3. Topographic Anatomy of the Posterior Skull Base -- 2.4. Meningeal Folds -- 2.5. Veins and Dural Venous Sinuses -- 2.6. Exocranial Surface of the Skull Base -- 2.7. Orbits -- 2.8. Sinonasal Anatomy -- 2.9. Craniovertebral Junction -- 2.10. Elements of Surgical Anatomy -- 2.11. Soft Tissues Relations in the Pterional Region -- 2.12. Classification of Intracranial Arteries -- Chapter 3. Functional Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves -- Chapter 4. Skull Base Embryology -- Chapter 5. Skull Base Imaging -- Chapter 6. Pathology of the Skull Base Tumors -- Chapter 7. Clinical and Neurologic Findings in Skull Base Pathology -- Chapter 8. Otorhinolaryngology and Principles of Neurotology in Skull Base Surgery -- Chapter 9. Endocrinology -- Chapter 10. Neuro-Ophthalmology -- Chapter 11. Principles of Anesthesia in Skull Base Surgery -- Chapter 12. Endovascular Interventions for Skull Base Lesions -- Chapter 13. Hi-Tech Tools in Skull Base Surgery -- Section II. Skull Base Surgery -- Chapter 14. Transcranial Approaches to the Skull Base -- 14.1. Presurgical Considerations Regarding the Approach -- 14.2. Anterior Approaches -- 14.3. Anterolateral Approaches -- 14.4. Lateral and Transtemporal Approaches -- 14.5. Posterolateral Approaches -- 14.6. Posterior Approaches -- Chapter 15. Transfacial/Transmaxillary Approaches to the Skull Base. Chapter 16. Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Approaches -- Chapter 17. Endoscopic Keyhole Approaches -- Chapter 18. Pearls of Skull Base Meningioma Surgery -- Chapter 19. Anterior Skull Base Surgery -- Chapter 20. Intra-orbital Pathologies and Surgical Approaches -- Chapter 21. Middle Skull Base Surgery -- 21.1. Meningiomas Involving the Sphenoid Bone -- 21.2. Sellar/Parasellar Tumors -- 21.3. Cavernous Sinus Surgery -- 21.4. Trigeminal Schwannoma -- 21.5. Osseous Lesions of the Skull Base -- Chapter 22. Posterior Skull Base Surgery -- 22.1. Vestibular Schwannoma -- 22.2. Clival, Petroclival, and Petrous Meningiomas -- 22.3. Epidermoid and Dermoid Tumors -- 22.4. Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma -- 22.5. Tentorial Meningiomas -- 22.6. Jugular Foramen Tumors -- 22.7. Foramen Magnum Tumors -- 22.8. Cranial Base Rhizopathies -- Chapter 23. Extracranial Tumors Involving the Skull Base -- Chapter 24. Craniovertebral Junction -- Chapter 25. Skull Base Approaches in Cerebrovascular Surgery -- Chapter 26. Dural Sinus Management -- Chapter 27. Skull Base Reconstruction Techniques -- Chapter 28. Cranial Nerve Reconstruction -- Section III. Postoperative and Surgery-Related Aspects -- Chapter 29. Postoperative Care and Complications Management -- Chapter 30. The Role of Radiation Therapy in Skull Base Pathologies -- Chapter 31. Chemotherapy of Skull Base Malignancies -- Chapter 32. Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula in Skull Base Surgery -- Chapter 33. Skull Base Infections -- Chapter 34. Skull Base Traumatology -- Chapter 35. Emergencies and Acute Situations in Skull Base Surgery -- Chapter 36. Pediatric Skull Base -- Chapter 37. Congenital Encephaloceles -- Chapter 38. Biology and Genetics of Skull Base Tumors -- Chapter 39. Quality of Life in Skull Base Surgery -- Chapter 40. Training in Skull Base Surgery -- Chapter 41. Nursing in Skull Base Surgery -- Index.