Recent advances in skull base surgery are revolutionizing the field. Besides the critical location issue, the major problem in lateral skull base surgery is understanding the complex relations between the different structures of the region, requiring a deep knowledge of anatomy. Here is a new edition of the first full-color atlas to present a variety of step-by-step approaches to the temporal bone and lateral skull base. Each sequence is illustrated with vivid color of cadaver specimens (more than 350 in all) that show the extradural and intradural parts, including cerebral vessels and nerves. A unique demonstration of three-dimensional anatomy of the surgical field as seen by the surgeon adds to the realistic quality of the book. Indications, hints, and pitfalls, gained through the authors' actual clinical experience, complete this masterful work.
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1. Operating Room Setup 2. Special Considerations in Skull Base Surgery 3. Radiology of the Lateral Skull Base 4. Introduction to Lateral Skull Base Surgery 4.1 Classification of Lateral Skull Base Approaches 4.2 Surgical Anatomy 5. The Translabyrinthine Approaches 5.1 The Enlarged Translabyrinthine Approach 5.2 The Enlarged Translabyrinthine Approach with Transapical Extension 5.3 Brain Stem Implantation 6. The Transcochlear Approaches 6.1 The Transotic Approach 6.2 The Modified Transchochlear Approache, Types A-D 7. The Middle Fossa Approaches 8. Approaches to the Jugular Foramen 8.1 Type A Infratemporal Fossa Approach 8.2 Type B Petro-occipital Transsigmoid Approach 9. Approaches to the Infratemporal Fossa 9.1 Type B Infratemporal Fossa Approach 9.2 Type C Infratemporal Fossa Approach 9.3 The Group of Preauricular Transzygometic Approaches 9.3.1 Type D Infratemporal Fossa Approach 9.3.2 Preauricular Infratemporal Transzygometic Approach 9.3.3 Preauricular Frontotemporal Orbitozygometic Approach 10. The Retrosigmoid Retrolabyrinthine Approach 11. The Extreme Lateral Approach 12. Combined Approaches 13. Decision-making in Skull Base Surgery 14. General Principles of Embolization in Skull Base Tumors 15. Management of the Internal Carotid Artery in Skull Base Surgery
