Skull Base Surgery of the Posterior Fossa

Herausgegeben:Couldwell, William T.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text provides a comprehensive and contemporary overview of surgical approaches to lesions of the posterior fossa. It will serve as a resource for neurosurgeons and otologists who treat patients with tumors and vascular diseases of the posterior fossa. It provides a concise review of surgical strategies that address the most important pathologies affecting the posterior fossa. It is richly illustrated with photographs and illustrations of the surgical strategies covered. All chapters are written by experts with world-wide recognition for their contributions in their respective subspecialty.

Skull Base Surgery of the Posterior Fossa will be of great utility to Neurosurgeons, Otolaryngologists, and Radiation Therapists with an interest in diseases that affect the posterior fossa, as well as Senior Residents in Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, and Fellows of Skull Base Surgery and Otology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-88368-7
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9783319883687
• ISBN-10: 3319883682
• Artikelnr.: 55129106

Autorenporträt

William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD Professor and Chairman Department of Neurosurgery University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT USA

Inhaltsangabe

Surgical Anatomy of the Posterior Fossa.- Retrosigmoid Craniotomy and its Variants.- Middle Fossa and Translabyrinthine Approaches.- Posterior and Combined Petrosal Approaches.- Far Lateral Approach and its Variants.- Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Posterior Fossa Tumors.- Petroclival Meningiomas.- Meningiomas of the Cerebellopontine Angle.- Tentorial Meningiomas.- Foramen Magnum Meningiomas.- Surgical Approaches for the Removal of Vestibular Schwannomas.- Epidermoid Cyst.- Metastasis to the Posterior Fossa.- Microsurgical Management of Posterior Fossa Vascular Lesions.

Rezensionen

"This is a surgical step by step guidebook and atlas on all skull base surgery involving the middle and posterior fossa. ... The book has intraoperative photos, line and color drawings of surgical approaches. ... This is a good reference for neurosurgical residents, neurooncologists, and practicing neurosurgeons." (Joseph Grenier, Amazon.de, March, 2018)