Core Techniques in Operative Neurosurgery was conceived with clear recognition of the evolving pedagogical landscape. The presentation of medical information is undergoing a renaissance, and the pressing need and unparalleled opportunity to develop digital medical textbooks are upon us. Soon the concepts of “book editions” and “page length” will become obsolete, as information is continually updated and infinitely linked from digital sources that coalesce. In this transition, neurological surgery—the most challenging and complicated of medical endeavors—should be at the forefront.
The structure of this text consists of two main sections: Cranial and Spinal. Specific design elements have been included to allow for quick reference in preoperative considerations regarding “Indications,” “Contraindications,” and “Planning and Positioning.” Further, thoughtful “Tips from the Masters” and “Bailout Options” are included, which present condensed and accessible pearls that have been distilled from more exhaustive texts, as well as senior author experience. Both for neophyte students of neurological surgery and for established neurosurgeons seeking a targeted review of operations that may have become an infrequent aspect of their practices, this text intends to serve both as a reference and a conduit to further learning.
My intention is for Core Techniques to Operative Neurosurgery to function as a bridge between the best of conventional paper textbooks and the transition toward discrete quanta of information that facilitate delivery through the digital milieu. Indeed, the last punctuation within methods and models of didactic delivery was the printing press, adding accessibility and reproducibility of knowledge previously impossible. Similarly, the transition of paper texts to digital texts will add another indelible exclamation mark in the advancement of didactic methods. My hope is that Core Techniques in Operative Neurosurgery will lead that evolution.
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Contents
PART ONE - Cranial
SECTION 1 - General
- Procedure 1 - Pterional (Frontosphenotemporal) Craniotomy
- Procedure 2 - Occipital Craniotomy
- Procedure 3 - Temporal and Frontotemporal Craniotomy
- Procedure 4 - Subtemporal (Intradural and Extradural) Craniotomy
- Procedure 5 - Suboccipital Craniotomy
- Procedure 6 - Extended Retrosigmoid Craniotomy
- Procedure 7 - Presigmoid Approaches to Posterior Fossa: Translabyrinthine and Transcochlear
- Procedure 8 - Transcallosal Approach
- Procedure 9 - Transnasal Transsphenoidal Approach to Sellar and Suprasellar Lesions
- Procedure 10 - Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach
- Procedure 11 - Occipital Transtentorial Approach
- Procedure 12 - Trauma Flap: Decompressive Hemicraniectomy
- Procedure 13 - Parasagittal Approach
- Procedure 14 - Supraorbital (Keyhole) Craniotomy with Optional Orbital Osteotomy
SECTION 2 - Skull Base
- Procedure 15 - Frontotemporal Craniotomy with Orbitozygomatic Osteotomy
- Procedure 16 - Subfrontal and Bifrontal Craniotomies with or without Orbital Osteotomy
- Procedure 17 - Far-Lateral Suboccipital Approach
- Procedure 18 - Temporopolar (Half-and-Half) Approach to the Basilar Artery and the Retrosellar Space
- Procedure 19 - Middle Fossa Craniotomy and Approach to the Internal Auditory Canal or Petrous Apex
- Procedure 20 - Retrolabyrinthine Approach
SECTION 3 - Vascular
- Procedure 21 - Pterional Craniotomy for Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Clipping
- Procedure 22 - Pterional Craniotomy for Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Clipping
- Procedure 23 - Paraclinoid Carotid Artery Aneurysms
- Procedure 24 - Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: Pterional (Frontotemporal) Craniotomy for Clipping
- Procedure 25 - Paramedian Craniotomy and Unilateral Anterior Interhemispheric Approach for Clipping of Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm
- Procedure 26 - Vertebral Artery Aneurysms: Far-Lateral Suboccipital Approach for Clipping
- Procedure 27 - Basilar Artery Aneurysm: Orbitozygomatic Craniotomy for Clipping
- Procedure 28 - Craniotomy for Resection of Intracranial Cortical Arteriovenous Malformation
- Procedure 29 - Subcortical Arteriovenous Malformations: Corpus Callosum, Lateral Ventricle, Thalamus, and Basal Ganglia
- Procedure 30 - Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Disconnection
- Procedure 31 - Cavernous Malformations
- Procedure 32 - Superficial Temporal Artery–Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass
- Procedure 33 - Extracranial-Intracranial High-Flow Bypass
- Procedure 34 - Open Evacuation of Intracerebral Hematoma
- Procedure 35 - Image-Guided Catheter Evacuation and Thrombolysis for Intracerebral Hematoma
SECTION 4 - Functional
- Procedure 36 - Anteromedial Temporal Lobe Resection
- Procedure 37 - Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy
- Procedure 38 - Seizure Focus Monitor Placement
- Procedure 39 - Awake Craniotomy
- Procedure 40 - Corpus Callosotomy (Anterior and Complete)
- Procedure 41 - Thalamotomy and Pallidotomy
- Procedure 42 - Deep Brain Stimulation
- Procedure 43 - Motor Cortex Stimulator Placement
- Procedure 44 - Occipital and Supraorbital Nerve Stimulator Placement
SECTION 5 - Other
- Procedure 45 - Cranioplasty (Autogenous, Cadaveric, and Alloplastic)
- Procedure 46 - Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Approach
- Procedure 47 - Endoscopic Colloid Cyst Removal
- Procedure 48 - Encephalocele Repair
- Procedure 49 - Craniosynostosis: Frontoorbital Advancement and Cranial Vault Reshaping (Open and Endoscopic)
- Procedure 50 - Arachnoid Cyst Fenestration
- Procedure 51 - Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
- Procedure 52 - Insertion of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
PART TWO - Spinal
SECTION 6 - Cervical
- Procedure 53 - Anterior C1-2 Fixation
- Procedure 54 - Transarticular Screws for C1-2 Fixation
- Procedure 55 - C1-2 Posterior Cervical Fusion
- Procedure 56 - Occipitocervical Fusion
- Procedure 57 - Transoral Odontoidectomy
- Procedure 58 - Odontoid Screw Fixation
- Procedure 59 - Anterior Cervical Diskectomy
- Procedure 60 - Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion
- Procedure 61 - Cervical Laminectomy and Laminoplasty
- Procedure 62 - Lateral Mass Fixation
- Procedure 63 - Posterior Cervicothoracic Osteotomy
SECTION 7 - Thoracic
- Procedure 64 - Thoracic Diskectomy—Transthoracic Approach
- Procedure 65 - Thoracic Corpectomy—Anterior Approach
- Procedure 66 - Costotransversectomy
- Procedure 67 - Thoracic Transpedicular Corpectomy
- Procedure 68 - Smith-Petersen Osteotomy
- Procedure 69 - Thoracic Pedicle Screws
SECTION 8 - Lumbosacral
- Procedure 70 - Lumbar Laminectomy
- Procedure 71 - Lumbar Microdiskectomy
- Procedure 72 - Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Procedure 73 - Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Procedure 74 - Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Procedure 75 - Anterior Lumbar Corpectomy
- Procedure 76 - Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
- Procedure 77 - Lumbar Disk Arthroplasty
- Procedure 78 - Pelvic Fixation
- Procedure 79 - Partial Sacrectomy
SECTION 9 - Minimally Invasive Spine
- Procedure 80 - Minimally Invasive C1-2 Fusion
- Procedure 81 - Lumbar Microdiskectomy
- Procedure 82 - Minimally Invasive Thoracic Corpectomy
- Procedure 83 - Thoracoscopic Diskectomy
- Procedure 84 - Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement
- Procedure 85 - TranS1 Sacral
- Procedure 86 - Minimally Invasive Direct Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion
SECTION 10 - Other
- Procedure 87 - Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformations
- Procedure 88 - Surgical Management of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
- Procedure 89 - Intramedullary Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformation
- Procedure 90 - Spinal Cord Stimulator
- Procedure 91 - Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy
- Procedure 92 - Primary Myelomeningocele Closure
- Procedure 93 - Tethered Cord Release
- Procedure 94 - Exploration for Injury to an Infant's Brachial Plexus
- Procedure 95 - Ulnar Nerve Release
- Procedure 96 - Open Carpal Tunnel Release
- Procedure 97 - Intradural Nerve Sheath Tumors
- Procedure 98 - Intradural Tumor—Meningioma
- Procedure 99 - Intramedullary Glioma
About the Author
- Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California.
- Paul C. McCormick, MD, MPH, FACS, Herbert and Linda Gallen Professor of Neurological Surgery, Director, Spine Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
- Peter M. Black, MD, PhD, Founding Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Franc D. Ingraham Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Boston, Massachusetts.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 736 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 1 Har/Psc edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1437709079
- ISBN-13: 978-1437709070
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 1.5 inches
List Price: $279.00