Tag Theodore H. Schwartz

Neurosurgery

Transcallosal and Endoscopic Approach to Intraventricular Brain Tumors

Introduction Endoscopic surgery for intraventricular brain tumors is a logical application of endoscopic technology. Because of the central and deep location of intraventricular brain tumors, conventional neurosurgical approaches have a relative increase in potential morbidity. Traditional approaches involve a craniotomy…

Schmidek and Sweet: Operative Neurosurgical Techniques
March 6, 2024

Otolaryngology

Endoscopic reconstruction of middle cranial fossa defects

Introduction The most common locations for skull base defects of the middle cranial fossa (MCF) are the lateral sphenoid sinus or the thin tegmen of the temporal bone. Defects in the MCF skull base allow a direct communication between the…

Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea
January 3, 2024