Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques

Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington Neurosurgeon, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, ILProfessor, Dept of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicaco, IL, USA,

Volume 1

Section I General Principles and Basic Techniques

1 General Techniques of Cranial Exposure

2 General Principles of Microsurgery

3 Anesthesia Techniques and Principles of Hemostasis and Blood Replacement for Cranial Surgery

4 Principles of Blood Coagulation and Transfusion

5 Neurophysiological Monitoring During Neurosurgery: Indicated Uses and Practical Considerations

6 Critical Care for Neurosurgery

7 Endovascular Surgery: General Technique

8 Endoscopic Surgery: General Principles and Transsphenoidal Approaches

8 Appendix: Endoscopic and Endoscope-Assisted Approaches to the Sellar, Suprasellar, and Ventricular Regions (Supplemental Videos)

Section II Aneurysms

9 General Principles of Aneurysm Surgery

10 Internal Carotid Artery: Supraclinoid Aneurysms

11 Internal Carotid Artery: Infraclinoid/Clinoid Aneurysms

12 Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms

13 Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms

14 Interhemispheric Approach to Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms

15 Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms

16 Distal Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms

17 Basilar Artery Tip and Superior Cerebellar Aneurysms

18 Midbasilar and Vertebrobasilar Junction Aneurysms: Extended Retrosigmoid Approach

19 Vertebral Artery and Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysms

20 Cranial Base Approaches to Aneurysms

21 Microsurgery of Giant Intracranial Aneurysms

22 Giant Aneurysms

23 Endovascular Coiling of Aneurysms

23 Appendix: Endovascular Complication Management (Supplemental Videos)

24 Stent-Assisted Coiling and Flow Diversion for Intracranial Aneurysms

25 Cerebral Revascularization for Aneurysms and Skull Base Tumors

26 In Situ Bypasses for Intracranial Aneurysms

Section III Arteriovenous Malformations

27 General Techniques for the Surgery of Arteriovenous Malformations

28 Preoperative and Therapeutic Embolization of Arteriovenous Malformation with N-Butyl-2-cyanoacrylate

29 Embolization of Arteriovenous Malformations with Onyx and Combined Treatments

30 Frontal, Occipital, and Temporal Arteriovenous Malformations

31 Perimotor and Perisylvian Arteriovenous Malformations

32 Corpus Callosum and Deep Arteriovenous Malformations

33 Posterior Fossa Arteriovenous Malformations

34 Cavernous Malformations of the Brain

35 Brainstem Cavernous Malformations

36 Carotid-Cavernous Fistula

37 Vein of Galen Malformations

38 Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Endovascular Management

39 Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Surgical Management

39 Appendix: The Surgical Management of Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas

Section IV Occlusive and Hemorrhagic Vascular Diseases

40 Carotid Endarterectomy: Vascular Surgery Perspective

41 Carotid Endarterectomy: Neurologic Surgery Perspective

42 Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting for Occlusive Disease

43 Cerebral Revascularization for Moyamoya: Low Flow Bypasses and Encephaloarteriodurosynangiosis

44 Cerebral Veins and Dural Sinuses: Preservation and Reconstruction

45 Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Volume 2

Section I Brain Tumors

1 General Principles of Brain Tumor Surgery

2 Stereotactic Biopsy

3 Surgical Management of Malignant Brain Tumors: Navigation and Planned Approach

4 Brain Metastasis

5 Deep-Seated Brain Tumors

6 Tumors in Eloquent Regions

7 Parasagittal and Peritorcular Meningiomas

8 Robotic Microsurgery and Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging

9 Cerebellar Astrocytomas

10 Medulloblastoma and Ependymomas

11 Brainstem and Cervicomedullary Tumors

Section II Intraventricular Lesions

12 Surgical Approaches to Lesions Located in the Lateral, Third, and Fourth Ventricles

13 Microsurgical Removal of Intraventricular Tumors

Section III Pineal Region Lesions

14 Supracerebellar Approach to Pineal Region Lesions

15 Occipital Transtentorial and Parietal Approaches to Pineal Region Lesions

16 Combined Supra- and Infratentorial–Transsinus Approach to Large Pineal Region Tumors

17 Stereotactic Approaches to Pineal Region Lesions

Section IV Cranial Base Lesions

18 General Principles of Cranial Base Surgery

19 Microsurgical and Endoscopic Approaches in the Management of Anterior Skull Base Malignancies

20 Orbital Tumors

21 Olfactory Groove, Planum Sphenoidale, and Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas

22 Olfactory Groove and Planum Sphenoidale Meningiomas: Endoscopic Approach

23 Fibrous Dysplasia, Osteopetrosis, and Ossifying Fibroma

24 Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas

25 Cavernous Sinus Tumors

26 Pituitary Macroadenomas: Transcranial Approach

27 Transsphenoidal Approach to Pituitary Macroadenomas: Microsurgical and Endoscopic

28 Craniopharyngiomas: Cranial and Endoscopic Approaches

29 Tumors of the Tentorium

30 Petroclival Meningiomas and Other Petroclival Tumors

31 Epidermoid and Dermoid Cysts

32 Craniovertebral Junction: An Extreme Lateral Approach to Extradural Tumors

33 Extreme Lateral Approach to Intradural Lesions

34 Craniovertebral Junction Instability: Causes, Effects, and Treatment

35 Vestibular Schwannoma: Retrosigmoid Approach

36 Vestibular Schwannoma: Retrosigmoid and Transpetrosal Approaches

37 Acoustic Neuroma: Endoscopic Approach

38 Acoustic Neuroma: Translabyrinthine and Middle Fossa Approaches

39 Paragangliomas and Schwannomas of the Jugular Foramen

40 Nonvestibular Schwannomas of the Brain (Trigeminal, Facial, Jugular Foramen, Hypoglossal Schwannomas)

40 Appendix: Intradural Approach and the Resection of Trigeminal Schwannoma

41 Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas

42 Chordomas: Endoscopic Approach

43 Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma and Other Nasopharyngeal Tumors

44 Cranial Base Reconstruction

Section V Epilepsy and Functional Pain Disorders

45 Surgical Treatment for Intractable Epilepsy

46 Cranial and Spine Procedures for Intractable Pain Syndromes

47 Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders and Mood Disorders

Section VI Cranial Nerve Compression Syndromes and Cranial Nerve Reconstruction

48 Microvascular Decompression for Cranial Nerve and Brainstem Compression Syndromes

49 Endoscope-Assisted Microvascular Decompression

50 Percutaneous Balloon Compression for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Technique and Results

51 Trigeminal Neuralgia Radiosurgery

52 Radiofrequency and Glycerol Rhizotomy for Trigeminal Neuralgia

53 Repair of Cranial Nerve VII

54 Commentary on the Repair of Cranial Nerves

55 Neuro-ophthalmic Evaluation and Management of Diplopia Related to Cranial Nerve III, IV, and VI Dysfunction

Section VII Craniocerebral Trauma

56 General Principles of Craniocerebral Trauma and Traumatic Hematomas

57 Venous Sinus Repair During the Treatment of Meningiomas

Section VIII Management of Hydrocephalus

58 Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Insertion: Surgical Technique and Avoidance of Complications

59 Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy

Section IX Central Nervous System Infections

60 Epidural Abscess, Subdural Empyema, Brain Abscess, and Tuberculoma

Section X Stereotactic Radiosurgery

61 Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Tumors

62 Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Movement Disorders

63 Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery

64 Cyberknife Radiosurgery

65 Proton Beam Radiotherapy