Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery

Charles J. Prestigiacomo Department of Neuroglogical Surgery University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, OH USA Chirag D. Gandhi Department of Neurosurgery

General Aspects: What is a Complication?- Philosophical/ Psychological Aspects of Complications.- Medicolegal Aspects of Complications.- Residency/Fellowship Training and the Complication.- Analyzing Complications.- Quality Assurance.- Quality Improvement.- Training and Standards.- Research.- The Checklist.- Alternatives to Checklist.- Prepping the Environment. Surgical Procedures: Carotid Endarterectomy.- Aneurysms of the Anterior Circulation.- Aneurysms of the Posterior Circulation.- Arteriovenous Malformations of the Anterior Fossa.- Arteriovenous Malformations of the Posterior Fossa.- Cavernous Malformations.- Direct and Indirect Bypass Surgery.- Spinal Vascular Malformation Surgery. Endovascular Procedures: Stenting of the Great Vessels.- Aneurysm Treatment with Coils.- Aneurysm Treatment with Adjuvant Devices.- Aneurysm Treatment with Flow Diverters and Liquid Embolics.- Arteriovenous Malformation Treatment with cyanoacrylate.- Arteriovenous Malformations Treatment with poly vinyl alcohol.- Thrombolysis.- Tumor Embolization.- Epistaxis. Radiosurgical Procedures: Radiation Physics.- Radiation Biology.- Arteriovenous Malformations.

"This book is a welcome addition to the literature on cerebrovascular problems. The authors have done an excellent job by consistently presenting a large variety of procedures and adverse events with a concise narrative that permits a rapid use of the book as a reference. ... For more experienced readers, the book offers perspectives from several experts in the field who have contributed with their knowledge and personal strategies, which can easily be incorporated in mature, developed styles of practice." (Nestor R. Gonzalez, Operative Neurosurgery, Vol. 17 (3), September, 2019)