Table of Contents

I CRANIAL
Approaches
1 General Operating Room Considerations
2 General Craniotomy Techniques
3 Endoscopic Fundamentals
4 Frontal Approach
5 Pterional Approach
6 Orbitozygomatic Approach
7 Dolenc Approach
8 Superior Parietal Lobule Approach
9 Convexity and Parasagittal Approaches
10 Transcallosal Approach
11 Subtemporal Approach
12 Temporal Approach
13 Presigmoid Approach
14 Retrosigmoid Approach (Vestibular Schwannomas)
15 Far Lateral Approach
16 Supracerebellar-Infratentorial Approach
17 Occipital and Transtentorial Approaches
18 Transsphenoidal Approach
19 Reoperative Craniotomy Considerations
20 Trauma Flap/Hemicraniectomy
Vascular Lesions
21 Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms
22 Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms
23 Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysms
24 Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms
25 Surgical Treatment of Vertebral Artery Aneurysms
26 Basilar Artery Aneurysms
27 Distal Berry and Nonberry Aneurysms
28 Surgical Treatment of Cortical Arteriovenous Malformations
29 Subcortical Arteriovenous Malformations
30 Surgical Treatment of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas (Lateral Sinus)
31 Supratentorial Cavernous Malformations
32 Infratentorial Cavernous Malformations
33 Carotid Endarterectomy
34 Superfi cial Temporal Artery—Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass
35 Reversed Saphenous Vein Bypass
36 Intracerebral Hematoma Evacuation
37 Minimally Invasive Surgery for Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Neoplastic Lesions
38 Convexity and Parasagittal Meningiomas
39 Foramen Magnum Meningiomas
40 Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas
41 Tuberculum Sellae and Olfactory Groove Meningiomas
42 Tentorial Meningiomas
43 Frontal Gliomas
44 Temporal Gliomas
45 Occipital Gliomas
46 Brain Stem Gliomas
47 Hypothalamic Region Gliomas
48 Optic Nerve Gliomas
49 Acoustic Neuromas (Vestibular Schwannomas)
50 Craniopharyngiomas
51 Pineal Region Tumors
52 Colloid Cysts
53 Esthesioneuroblastomas
54 Metastatic Tumor Resection
55 Superfi cial Frameless Stereotactic Biopsy
56 Deep Stereotactic Biopsy
Functional Procedures
57 Temporal Lobectomy and Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy
58 Subdural Grid Placement
59 Stereotactic Placement of Temporal Depth Electrodes
60 Awake Craniotomies and Functional Mapping
61 Extratemporal Nonlesional Epilepsy Surgery
62 Transsylvian Functional Hemispherectomy
63 Anatomic Hemispherectomy
64 Corpus Callosotomy
65 Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus for Parkinson Disease
Trauma
66 Epidural Hematoma Evacuation
67 Subdural Hematoma Evacuation
68 Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks (Cranial)
69 Repair of Skull Fractures
70 Gunshot Wounds to the Head
71 Missile Injuries to the Brain
72 Cranial Stab Wounds
Infection
73 Infected Bone Flap and Subdural or Epidural Abscess (Empyema)
74 Intracranial Abscess
75 Neurocysticercosis
76 Toxoplasmosis
CSF Diversion
77 Stereotactic Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
78 Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt—Primary
79 Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt—Revision
80 Ventriculoatrial Shunt
81 Ventriculopleural Shunt
82 Shunt Externalization
83 External Ventricular Drain (Ventriculostomy)
84 Ventricular Access Device
Miscellaneous
85 Scalp Lesions
86 Skull Defects: Cranioplasty
II SPINAL
Approaches, Decompression, and Fusion
87 Transoral Approach/Decompression
88 Retropharyngeal Approach
89 Odontoid Screw Placement
90 Suboccipital Approach to Foramen Magnum
91 Occipitocervical Stabillization
92 Atlantoaxial Stabilization
93 Anterior Cervical Approach
94 Anterior Cervical Discectomy/Foraminotomy
95 Anterior Cervical Corpectomy
96 Anterior Cervical Interbody Arthrodesis
97 Anterior Cervicothoracic Junction Approach
98 Anterior Cervical Plating and Stabilization
99 Cervical Arthroplasty
100 Posterior Cervical Approach
101 Posterior Cervical Decompression
102 Posterior Cervical Arthrodesis
103 Posterior Cervical/Cervicothoracic Stabilization
104 Posterior Cervical Laminoplasty
105 Transthoracic Thoracotomy
106 Anterior Thoracic/Thoracolumbar Decompression
107 Anterior Thoracic/Thoracolumbar Stabilization
108 Posterior Thoracic Approach/Decompression
109 Thoracoscopic Approach
110 Costotransversectomy
111 Lateral Extracavitary Approach
112 Thoracoabdominal Approach/Decompression
113 Posterior Thoracolumbar Arthrodesis
114 Posterior Thoracic/Thoracolumbar Instrumentation
115 Anterior Retroperitoneal Flank Approach
116 Anterior Transperitoneal Lumbar Approach
117 Laparoscopic Approaches to the Lumbar Spine
118 Lumbar Arthroplasty
119 Posterior Lumbar Approach
120 Lumbar Discectomy
121 Far Lateral Discectomy
122 Transpedicular Approach
123 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
124 Transforaminal Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
125 Correction of Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis
126 Graft Harvesting and General Fusion Principles
Neoplastic Lesions
127 Anterior Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Tumors
128 Posterior Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Tumors
129 Principles of Intradural Spine Surgery
130 Intradural Nerve Sheath Tumors: Neurofi bromas and Schwannomas
131 Intradural Meningiomas
132 Intramedullary Astrocytomas
133 Intramedullary Ependymomas
134 Intramedullary Lipoma
135 Intramedullary Teratoma
136 Other Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lesions
Vascular Lesions
137 Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations
138 Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
139 Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformations
Miscellaneous
140 Dorsal Sacrectomy
141 Syringomyelia
142 Surgical Management of Postoperative Spinal Infections
143 Surgical Management of Primary Spinal Infections: Osteomyelitis, Discitis, and Epidural Abscess
144 Surgical Use of Spinal Fusion Promoting Substances
145 Spinal Cord Stimulation
146 Implantable Pumps
147 Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
148 Cordotomy
149 Operative Treatment of Penetrating Spinal Trauma
150 Operative Treatment of Blunt Spinal Trauma
III PERIPHERAL NERVE
151 Supraclavicular and Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Exposure and Procedures
152 Ulnar Nerve Decompression
153 Ulnar Nerve Submuscular Transposition
154 Mini-Open Carpal Tunnel Release
155 Resection of Peripheral Nerve Tumor
156 Muscle and Nerve Biopsy
IV PEDIATRIC
157 Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis
158 Encephalocele Repair
159 Myelomeningocele Repair
160 Posterior Fossa Decompression for Chiari Malformations
161 Tethered Spinal Cord Release
162 Fundamentals: Occipital and C1-C2 Fusion
163 Sagittal Synostosis
164 Coronal Synostosis
165 Metopic Synostosis
166 Lambdoid Synostosis
167 Peri-insular Functional Hemispherectomy
168 Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Through a Single Level Laminectomy
169 Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy
170 Depressed Skull Fracture
171 Arachnoid Cyst
172 Ventriculosubgaleal Shunts
V ENDOVASCULAR/INTERVENTIONAL
173 Percutaneous Retrograde Femoral Artery Puncture and Other Access Techniques
174 Access Closure Devices
175 Embolization of Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms
176 Endovascular Treatment of Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms
177 Embolization of Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysms
178 Embolization of Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms
179 Embolization of Vertebral Artery Aneurysms
180 Endovascular Treatment of Basilar Artery Aneurysms
181 Embolization of Distal Saccular, Dissecting, and Mycotic Aneurysms
182 Embolization of Arteriovenous Malformations
183 Endovascular Treatment of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
184 Embolization of Meningiomas
185 Embolization of Other Tumors: Glomus Tympanicum, Jugulare, and Carotid Body
186 Embolization of Epistaxis
187 Carotid Test Occlusion and Deconstructive Procedures
188 Endovascular Treatment of Direct and Indirect Cavernous Carotid Fistulas
189 Endovascular Treatment of Vein of Galen Malformations
190 Endovascular Treatment of Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations
191 Carotid Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Stenting
192 Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
VI RADIOSURGERY
193 Stereotactic Radiosurgery Planning
194 Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations
195 Radiosurgery for Metastases and Gliomas
196 Radiosurgery for Skull Base Lesions
197 Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia

About the Author

Assistant Professor; Dept. of Neurosurgery; Co-Director, Neurological Intensive Care Unit; Director, Neurosurgery Stroke Research Laboratory; University of Florida; Gainesville, FL; USA

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