Core procedures Treatment of medically refractory epilepsy. This chapter will address the key surgically relevant cortical and white matter anatomy of the brain and some of the principles underlying resection of limbic/paralimbic gliomas and removal of tumours in the eloquent…
Core Procedures Far-lateral approach and transcondylar extension Endoscopic endonasal approach to the inferior clivus and foramen magnum Surgical surface anatomy The C1 transverse process can often be palpated adjacent to the mastoid process; it acts as a reliable landmark for…
Core Procedures Endoscopic endonasal suprasellar approaches Open transbasal subfrontal approach to anterior cranial fossa and lamina terminalis Anterior clinoidectomy With the increase in the application of endoscopic endonasal surgery to the skull base, it is feasible to access midline lesions…
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. Introduction Skull base neoplasms are known to be difficult to access and often impossible to cure;…
© 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please note that the copyright for the original figures submitted by the contributors is owned by Contributors. Introduction This chapter will review the anatomy of the base of the skull as it pertains…
Core procedures Treatment of medically refractory epilepsy. This chapter will address the key surgically relevant cortical and white matter anatomy of the brain and some of the principles underlying resection of limbic/paralimbic gliomas and removal of tumours in the eloquent…
Core Procedures Far-lateral approach and transcondylar extension Endoscopic endonasal approach to the inferior clivus and foramen magnum Surgical surface anatomy The C1 transverse process can often be palpated adjacent to the mastoid process; it acts as a reliable landmark for…
Core Procedures Endoscopic endonasal suprasellar approaches Open transbasal subfrontal approach to anterior cranial fossa and lamina terminalis Anterior clinoidectomy With the increase in the application of endoscopic endonasal surgery to the skull base, it is feasible to access midline lesions…