Controversies in Neurosurgery II [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453330603321
• Autore: Al-Mefty Ossama
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thieme, 2013
• ISBN: 1-60406-233-9
• Edizione: [0 ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (466 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.48
• Soggetti: Medicine; Nervous system diseases -- Surgery -- Case reports; Nervous system neoplasms -- Surgery -- Case reports; Neurosurgical procedures -- Methods -- Case reports; Investigative Techniques; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Diseases; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Neoplasms; Methods; Neurosurgical Procedures; Surgery & Anesthesiology; Health & Biological Sciences; Surgery - General and By Type; Electronic books.; Case Reports
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Controversies in Neurosurgery II""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contributors""; ""1 Surgical Removal of Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas: Endoscopic vs. Microscopic""; ""Microsurgical Removal of Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas""; ""Endoscopic Removal of ; Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas""; ""Moderator: Surgical Removal of Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas: Endoscopic vs. Microscopic""; ""2 Management of Parasagittal Meningiomas Involving the Superior Sagittal Sinus: Partial Removal with Radiosurgery vs. Total Removal with Repair""; ""Combined Surgical and Radiosurgical Treatment of Parasagittal and Falx Meningiomas with Superior Sagittal Sinus Invasion""""Total Removal of Parasagittal Meningiomas Involving the Superior Sagittal Sinus with Sinus Repair""; ""Moderators: Management of Parasagittal Meningiomas Involving the Superior Sagittal Sinus: Partial Removal with Radiosurgery vs. Total Removal with Repair""; ""3 Management of Petroclival Meningiomas: Subtotal Resection and Radiosurgery vs. Total Removal""; ""Management of Petroclival Meningiomas: The Role of Excision and Radiosurgery""; ""Total Removal of Petroclival Meningiomas""""Moderator: Management of Petroclival Meningiomas: Total Removal vs. Subtotal Resection and Radiosurgery""; ""4 Management of Incidental Meningiomas""; ""Observation of Incidental Meningiomas""; ""Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Small Meningiomas""; ""The Role of Microsurgery in the Management of Small Skull-Base Meningiomas""; ""Moderator: Management of Incidental Meningiomas""; ""5 Management of a Vestibular Schwannoma in a Single Hearing Ear of a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 2""; ""Microsurgical Removal of Acoustic Tumors in a Single Hearing Ear of Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2""""Stereotactic Radiosurgery for an Acoustic Neuroma in the Only Hearing Ear""; ""Conservative Treatment of Acoustic Tumors in Patients with a Single Hearing Ear""; ""Moderator: Preserving Hearing in the Last Hearing Ear of Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2""; ""6 Management of Trigeminal Schwannoma: Microsurgical Removal vs. Radiosurgery""; ""Total Removal of Trigeminal Schwannomas""; ""Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Schwannomas""; ""Moderator: Management of Trigeminal Schwannoma: Microsurgical Removal vs. Radiosurgery""""7 Surgical Removal of a Pituitary Macroadenoma: Endoscopic vs. Microscopic""; ""Is the Endoscope Useful for Pituitary Tumor Surgery?""; ""Endoscopic Removal of Pituitary Macroadenoma""; ""The Endonasal Combined Microscopic Endoscopic with Free Head Navigation Technique to Remove Pituitary Adenomas""; ""Moderator: Surgical Removal of a Pituitary Macroadenoma: Endoscopic vs. Microscopic""; ""8 Surgical Approaches to Pituitary Macroadenomas with Cavernous Sinus Extensions:Transcranial vs. Transsphenoidal Approach""
• Sommario/riassunto: Controversies in Neurosurgery II reflects real-world situations where multiple treatment options are often considered for difficult neurosurgical cases. Each chapter begins with an opening case in which experts describe the pros and cons of different treatment methodologies and operative techniques, helping neurosurgeons select the best treatment plan for individual patients in their practice. It is informed with the expertise of more than 100 of the worlds preeminent neurosurgeons. Key features: Experts from all over the world offer their opinions on more than 20 controversial hot topics in