Handbook of Neuroendovascular Surgery

Department of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

I Introduction

1 Cranial Vascular Anatomy

2 Vascular Anatomy of the Spine and Spinal Cord

3 Clotting Pathways and Inhibitory Medications

4 Endovascular Anesthesia and Medications

II Equipment and Techniques

5 Radiation Physics and Safety

6 Vascular Access and Arteriotomy Closures

7 Introduction to Endovascular Equipment

8 Endovascular Techniques for Aneurysm Therapy, Arteriovenous Malformation Treatment, and Carotid Artery Stent Placement

9 Periprocedural Patient Evaluation

10 Endovascular Complications

11 Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring

12 Diagnostic Endovenous Procedures

III Treatment of Specific Disease Entities

13 Management of Cerebral Aneurysms

14 Cranial Vascular Malformations

15 Intracranial Arteriovenous Fistulae

16 Ischemic Stroke Intervention

17 Extracranial Arterial Occlusive Disease

18 Intracranial Arterial Stenosis

19 Vascular Injuries of the Head and Neck

20 Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations

21 Vascular Tumors of the Skull Base, Neck, and Spine

Appendix A

A1 Conversion Chart/Catheter Sizes

A2 Vascular Anatomy

A3 Angiographic Projections

A4 Endovascular Medications

A5 Endovascular Equipment

A6 Test Balloon Occlusion

A7 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

A8 Aneurysm/AVM/dAVF Classifications

A9 Clinical Stenosis Trials

Appendix B

B1 Vascular Access

B2 Basic Catheterization

B3 Coil Embolization

B4 Stent Placement

B5 Stent-Coil Aneurysm Embolization

B6 Liquid/Particle Embolization of AVM

B7 Balloon Angioplasty

B8 Mechanical Thrombolysis