Neurosurgical Operative Atlas: Pediatric Neurosurgery

by Goodrich, James Tait

• ISBN13: 9781588905109
• ISBN10: 1588905101
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: THIEME NEW YORK

Summary

Part of the second edition of the classic Neurosurgical Operative Atlas series, this book is a lavishly illustrated surgical atlas of the latest neurosurgical approaches to frequently encountered problems in the pediatric patient. Each chapter in the book opens with a brief overview of the problem and then goes on to provide concise discussions of preoperative preparation, operative procedure, and postoperative management. The authors address the possible complications involved in each procedure and provide recommendations for how to avoid and manage them.Features:-380 full-color illustrations and photographs demonstrate key concepts with precision and clarity-Step-by-step descriptions offer practical guidance for skin incision, operative exposure, patient positioning, surgical approaches, and various closing techniques-Consistent organization throughout the chapters facilitates rapid reference to topics of interesThis atlas is an invaluable visual reference that is ideal for neurosurgeons, pediatric neurosurgeons, as well as residents preparing for board examinations.The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Thieme have collaborated to produce the second edition of the acclaimed Neurosurgical Operative Atlas series. Edited by leading experts in the field, the series covers the entire spectrum of neurosurgery in five volumes.

Table of Contents

Continuing Medical Education Credit Information and Objectives
Continuing Medical Education Disclosure
Series Foreword
Foreword
Fibrous Dysplasia involving the Craniofacial Skeleton	p. 1
Chiari Malformations and Syringohydromyelia	p. 7
Unilateral and Bicoronal Craniosynostosis	p. 13
Transoral Surgery for Craniovertebral Junction Abnormalities	p. 20
Malposition of the Orbits	p. 27
Ventriculoatrial Shunting	p. 34
Repair of "Growing" Skull Fracture	p. 40
Occipital Encephaloceles	p. 43
Surgical Management of Pansynostosis (Craniosynostosis)	p. 50
Tethered Spinal Cord, Intramedullary Spinal Lipomas, and Lipomyelomeningoceles	p. 62
Encephaloceles of the Anterior Cranial Base	p. 69
Exorbitism	p. 76
Depressed Skull Fracture in Infants	p. 83
Orbital Hypertelorism and Orbital Dystopia	p. 88
Closure of the Myelomeningocele	p. 96
Dandy-Walker Malformation	p. 104
Surgical Management of Chiari 1 Malformations and Syringomyelia	p. 111
Split Cord Malformations	p. 116
Tethered Cord Syndrome Secondary to Previous Repair of a Myelomeningocele	p. 129
Sectioning of the Filum Terminale	p. 136
Diastematomyelia	p. 142
Lipomyelomeningoceles	p. 147
Untethering of the Spinal Cord after a Previous Myelomeningocele Repair	p. 152
Brain Abscesses	p. 157
Unilateral Coronal Synostosis (Plagiocephaly)	p. 165
Moyamoya Syndrome in Children with Pial Synangiosis	p. 171
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spastic Cerebral Palsy	p. 177
Treatment of Lambdoidal Synostosis with Calvarial Reconstructive Techniques	p. 184
Early Treatment of Lambdoid Synostosis with Endoscopic-Assisted Craniectomy	p. 190
Posterior Plagiocephaly	p. 194
Sagittal Synostosis	p. 203
The Separation of Craniopagus Twins	p. 209
Endoscopic Approaches to the Ventricular System	p. 215
Intraventricular Endoscopy	p. 227
Infected Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts	p. 233
Combined Fronto-Orbital and Occipital Advancement for Total Calvarial Reconstruction	p. 241
Lumbosacral Meningoceles	p. 251
Surgical Correction of Unilateral and Bilateral Coronal Synostoses	p. 256
Myelomeningoceles, Split Cord Malformations, and Filum Terminale Dysgenesis	p. 262
Lipomyelomeningoceles	p. 269
Brain Stem Gliomas	p. 275
Posterior Fossa Decompression without Dural Opening for the Treatment of Chiari I Malformation	p. 281
Metopic Synostosis	p. 286
Total Cranial Vault Repair for Sagittal Craniosynostosis	p. 291
Metopic Craniosynostosis	p. 296
Unicoronal Synostosis	p. 304
Index	p. 313
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