Atlas of microsurgery of the lateral skull base / Mario Sanna [and five others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanna, M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsurgery.

Skull base--Surgery.

Skull base.

Skull Base--surgery.

Medical Subjects:

Microsurgery.

Skull Base--surgery.

Genre:

Atlases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), color photographs

Place of Publication:

London : Academic Press, [2025]

Summary:

Atlas of Microsurgery of the Lateral Skull Base is a practical resource for all clinicians interested in training for lateral skull base surgery. This new atlas of lateral skull base surgery allows readers to become familiar with the delicate lateral skull base, an important part of the body's neurological system. Featuring step-by step dissection images, this resource is perfect for those studying anatomy of this region. Clinical surgical cases are also presented and discussed for each surgical approach, including relevant clinical and radiological background. Decision-making discussions provided for each clinical case ensure readers will fill any gaps in their neurosurgery training.

Contents:

Front matter

Copyright

Author biographies

Contributing authors

Preface

1. Historical overview on lateral skull base surgery

2. Operating room: Special considerations in skull base surgery

3. Introduction to lateral skull base surgery

4. Anatomy of the temporal bone and related structures

5. Radiology of lateral skull base

6. Subtotal petrosectomy

7. Translabyrinthine approaches

8. Retrosigmoid-retrolabyrinthine approach

9. The transotic approach

10. The modified transcochlear approaches

11. The middle fossa approaches

12. The infratemporal fossa approaches

13. The petro-occipital transsigmoid (POTS) approach

14. The extreme lateral approach (far lateral, transcondylar)

15. Combined approach

16. Decision-making in skull base surgery.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-443-15375-2

0-443-19083-6

9780443153754

OCLC:

1559219010