Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery

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E. Sander Connolly
Thieme, 2002 - Medical - 1049 pages
The ideal surgical companion to Greenberg's Handbook of Neurosurgery, this portable guide offers descriptions of all the major operative procedures encountered in the practice of neurosurgery. Covering every aspect of the field from supplies to procedural steps, the book features hundreds of illustrations and tables highlighting indications, prerequisite imaging studies, operating room set-up, and more! This book is a must for residents studying for boards or in need of a quick reference in their daily practice.
 

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Contents

Operating Room Supplies Instruments and Equipment
1
BurrHole Procedures
3
Carotid Endarterectomy
5
CraniotomyCraniectomy Procedures
6
Endoscopic Procedures
10
Functional Procedures
12
Peripheral Nerve Procedures
14
Shunt Procedures
15
Extratemporal Nonlesional Epilepsy Surgery
533
Corpus Callosotomy
538
Cingulotomy
544
Stereotactic MicroelectrodeGuided Pallidotomy Pallidal or Subthalamic Nucleus STN Deep Brain Stimulation DBS
550
Stereotactic Thalamotomy or Thalamic DeepBrain Stimulation
557
E Cranial Trauma Procedures
563
Subdural Hematomas
568
Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
575

Spinal Procedures
17
Stereotactic Procedures
20
Transsphenoidal Procedures
22
B Neurological Institute Instrument Trays
24
Craniotomy Trays Trays 24
31
Electrocautery Trays Trays 511
32
Microsurgical Trays Trays 1221
35
Retractors Trays 2224
41
Shunt Tray Tray 25
43
Stereotactic Trays Trays 2628
45
Spinal Trays Trays 2936
47
Suction Trays Trays 3738
57
Tumor Trays Trays 3947
59
Vascular Trays Trays 4855
71
Other Trays Trays 5660
79
Supplies Instruments and Equipment by Vendor
81
Audiovisual Equipment
86
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts Catheters Reservoirs and Drainage Equipment
88
Drapes and Gowns
91
Drills Drill Bits and Accessories
93
Electrosurgical Generators and Instruments
103
Endoscopes and Endoscopic Instruments
114
Endovascular Instruments and Equipment
121
Biografts Implants and Substitutes
122
Cervical Collars Halo Systems Orthoses and Traction Equipment
127
Head Clamps Skull Pins and Tongs
132
Headlights and Light Sources
135
Implantable Stimulators and Pumps
139
Diagnostic and Intraoperative Imaging
141
Surgical Loupes
145
Microscopes
147
ICP CBF Neurophysiological and Other Monitoring Equipment
149
Operating Tables and Accessories
152
Plating and Fixation Systems
158
Radiosurgery and Radiation Therapy Equipment
167
Retractors and Retraction Systems
170
Stereotactic and ImageGuided Surgery Equipment
179
Suction TubesCannulas
182
Sutures Skin Staples and Scalp Clips
188
Ultrasonic Aspirators Lasers and Lesioning Equipment
193
Intra and Extracranial Procedures
195
General Craniotomy Techniques
196
Pterional Craniotomy
202
Lateral Suboccipital Approach
210
Subtemporal Approach Intra or Extradural
216
Temporal Approach
221
Presigmoid Approach
228
Far Lateral Approach to the Skull Base
235
Transsphenoidal Approach
242
SupracerebellarInfratentorial Approach
250
Transcallosal Approach
255
Orbitozygomatic Approach
263
Dolenc Approach
268
Frontal Approach
276
Occipital Approach
282
Reoperative Craniotomy
286
Trauma Flap
290
Superior Parietal Lobule Approach
296
B Cranial Vascular Procedures
300
Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm
312
Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysm
322
Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm
331
Vertebral Artery Aneurysm
339
Basilar Artery Aneurysm
347
Distal Berry and Nonberry Aneurysms
356
Cortical Arteriovenous Malformations
363
Subcortical Arteriovenous Malformations
375
Dural Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
381
Supratentorial Cavernous Malformations
387
Infratentorial Cavernous Malformations
392
Carotid Endarterectomy
396
Superficial Temporal ArteryMiddle Cerebral Artery Bypass
403
Reversed Saphenous Vein Bypass
409
Intracerebral Hematoma Evacuation
416
Convexity and Parasagittal Meningiomas
421
Foramen Magnum Meningiomas
426
Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas
430
Tuberculum Sellae Planum Sphenoidale and Olfactory Groove Meningiomas
436
Tentorial Meningiomas
440
GliomaFrontal
444
GliomaTemporal
448
GliomaOccipital
452
GliomaParietal
455
Stereotactic Biopsy for Basal Ganglia and Deep Lesions
459
GliomaBrain Stem
464
GliomaHypothalamic Region
468
Acoustic Neuromas Vestibular Schwannomes
472
Craniopharyngioma
479
PinealRegion Tumors
483
Colloid Cysts
487
Esthesioneuroblastoma
491
OpticNerve Glioma
494
Metastatic Tumor
499
Cranial Functional Procedures
504
Subdural Grid Placement
513
Stereotactic Placement of Temporal Depth Electrodes
520
Neocortical Mapping and Awake Operations
525
Gunshot Wounds to the Head
579
F Cranial Infection Procedures
584
Intracranial Abscess
587
Neurocysticercosis
590
Neurosurgical Management of Toxoplasmosis
594
G Hydrocephalus Procedures
597
Ventriculoperitoneal ShuntPrimary
604
Ventriculoperitoneal ShuntRevision
611
Ventriculoatrial Shunt
614
Ventriculopleural Shunt
621
External Ventricular Drain Ventriculostomy
627
Ventricular Access Device
635
H Other Cranial Procedures
639
Cranioplasty
642
Spinal Procedures
645
Transoral Approach
646
Suboccipital Approach
654
Posterior Cervical Approach
658
Anterior Cervical Approach for Diskectomy Corpectomy and Arthrodesis
665
Posterior Thoracic Approach
674
Retropleural Thoracotomy
679
Costotransversectomy
685
Transthoracic Thoracotomy
691
Thoracoscopic Diskectomy
697
Retroperitoneal Approach
701
Posterior Lumbar Approach
707
Dorsal Sacrectomy
711
B DegenerativeDisk Procedures
715
Lumbar Stenosis Decompression
724
Posterior Cervical Diskectomy
730
Cervical Decompression
735
Spinal Vascular Procedures
741
Spinal Arteriovenous Fistulas
746
Spinal Cavernous Malformations
751
Spinal Tumor Procedures
754
Intramedullary Ependymoma
759
Intramedullary Lipoma
764
Intramedullary Teratoma
768
Other Intramedullary SpinalCord Lesions
773
Spinal Neurofibromas and Schwannomas
777
Spinal Meningiomas
782
Spinal Metastatic Tumors
785
E Spinal Functional Procedures
789
Implantable Pumps
792
Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
795
Cordotomy
799
F Spinal Trauma Procedures
803
G Spinal Infection Procedures
807
H Other Spinal Procedures
810
Spinal FusionInstrumentation
814
IliacCrest Graft Harvesting
818
Odontoid Screw Placement
823
Occipitocervical Fusion
828
C1C2 Fusion
832
Anterior Cervical Plating
838
Thoracolumbar Instrumentation
845
Cage Lumbosacral Interbody Fusion
853
Pediatric Procedures
859
Vein of Galen Malformations
860
Superficial Temporal ArteryMiddle Cerebral Artery Bypass and Saphenous External Carotid ArteryMiddle Cerebral Artery Bypass
865
EDAS
871
B Pediatric Developmental Procedures
879
Myelomeningocele Repair
883
Pediatric Spinal Procedures
888
Posterior Fossa Decompression for Chiari Malformations
891
Pediatric Cranial Synostosis Procedures
898
Coronal Synostosis
903
Metopic Synostosis
909
E Pediatric FunctionalEpilepsy Procedures
915
F Pediatric Trauma Procedures
920
G Other Pediatric Procedures
924
Endovascular Procedures
929
Percutaneous Retrograde Femoral Artery Puncture
930
Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms
937
Endovascular Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations
942
Endovascular Treatmeat of Intracranial and Spinal Tumors
947
Endovascular Treatment of Carotid Cavernous Fistulas
952
Endovascular CarotidArtery Occlusion
957
Radiosurgical Procedures
963
GammaKnife Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations
964
GammaKnife Radiosurgery for Tumors
968
GammaKnife Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia
971
Peripheral Nerve Procedures
975
Brachial Plexus Exploration
976
UlnarNerve Decompression
981
CarpalTunnel Release
984
Muscle and Peripheral Nerve Biopsy
991
Minor Procedures
999
Lumbar Puncture Spinal Tap
1000
Lumbar Subarachnoid Drain Spinal Drain
1005
Shunt Tap
1008
Shunt Externalization
1011
Arterial Catheterization
1013
Central Venous Catheterization
1016
Appendix
1022
Index
1033
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Bibliographic information

TitleFundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery
EditorE. Sander Connolly
Editionillustrated
PublisherThieme, 2002
ISBN0865778361, 9780865778368
Length1049 pages
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