Atlas of Microsurgery of the Lateral Skull Base

ISBN-13: 9783131010926 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 408 str.

Mario Sanna; Essam Saleh; Tarek Khrais

Opis

In this completely revised and enlarged new edition, Professor Sanna and
his team provide systematic demonstrations of the major lateral skull base
approaches, drawing from 20 years of experience of the eminent Gruppo Otologico
located in Piacenza, Italy.

Key features:

• Introductory chapters on the general principles,
  instrumentation, and special considerations that characterize this type of
  surgery
  
• Discussion of the radiology of skull base lesions as it
  relates to surgery, with particular emphasis on findings that can influence the
  choice of surgical approach, alter the course of surgery, or affect the
  prognosis
  
• Actual demonstrations of the anatomy seen during the
  different surgical approache -- standard anatomy textbooks fail to address this
  issue
  
• For each approach, step-by-step descriptions of the
  surgical technique and numerous clinical cases representing the most commonly
  encountered lesions so that the reader receives a comprehensive understanding of
  how to perform the approach and what to expect during surgery
  
• Pearls and Pitfalls at the end of most chapters
  gathered from the vast number of cases managed throughout the years by the
  authors and included to help others avoid mistakes
  
• Over 1300 superb and instructive illustrations
  consisting of photographs of live surgery and cadaver dissections, radiologic
  images, and drawings

This essential text also covers other must-know, highly advanced topics, including:

• Combined approaches providing the necessary route to
  manage certain extensive skull base tumors that represent particular challenges
  
• Management strategies for different skull base lesions
  (e.g., surgical vs. nonsurgical management, the different factors that determine
  the choice of the surgical approach, cases that are managed conservatively or
  with radiosurgery)
  
• Management of the internal carotid artery in skull base
  surgery, including the new technique of using stents to facilitate tumor
  dissection from the internal carotid artery

This outstanding surgical atlas is invaluable for any surgeon who seeks not only to master the different surgical approaches but also to grasp the real essence of skull base surgery.

Dr. Sanna is part of The Grupppo Otologico, a world-renowned specialist center for the diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the ear, skull base, facial nerve, head and neck, and paranasal sinuses. More information is available on the group's website, www.gruppootologico.it/eng.

Spis treści

1 Operating Room Setup
2 Special Considerations in Skull Base Surgery
3 Radiology of the Lateral Skull Base
4 Introduction to Lateral Skull Base Surgery
5 The Translabyrinthine Approaches
6 The Transcochlear Approaches
7 The Middle Fossa Approaches
8 Approaches to the Jugular Foramen
9 Approaches to the Infratemporal Fossa
10 The Retrosigmoid Retrolabyrinthine Approach
11 The Extreme Lateral Approach (Far Lateral, Transcondylar)
12 Combined Approaches
13 Decision Making in Skull Base Surgery
14 General Principles of Embolization in Skull Base Tumors
15 Management of the Internal Carotid Artery in Skull Base Surgery