OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES IN PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY

by Albright, A. Leland

• ISBN13: 9780865778467
• ISBN10: 0865778469
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: THIEME NEW YORK

Summary

This atlas of pediatric neurosurgery describes and demonstrates the spectrum of operations to treat the major disorders, including congential malformations, hydrocephalus, tumors, vascular and functional disorders, and trauma. The chapters present state of the art techniques and are written by nationally recognized authorities. The text serves as a companion to Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Contributors	xi
SECTION I: CONGENITAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts	3	(12)
Mark R. Iantosca
James M. Drake
Neuroendoscopy	15	(12)
Kerry R. Crone
The Chiari Malformations	27	(10)
W. Jerry Oakes
Encephaloceles, Meningoceles, and Dermal Sinuses	37	(14)
David F. Jimenez
Constance M. Barone
Craniosynostosis	51	(14)
Peter P. Sun
John A. Persing
Craniofacial Syndromes: Operative Techniques	65	(10)
James Tait Goodrich
Myelomeningoceles and Meningoceles	75	(14)
J. Gordon McComb
Mark A. Mittler
Spina Bifida Occulta	89	(14)
W. Jerry Oakes
Surgery at the Craniocervical Junction	103	(22)
Arnold H. Menezes
SECTION II: NEOPLASMS
Brain Tumors During the First Two Years of Life	125	(6)
Daniel M. Lieberman
Mitchel S. Berger
Supratentorial Hemispheric Tumors	131	(16)
Ian F. Pollack
Midline Intraaxial Neoplasms	147	(16)
Tadanori Tomita
Posterior Fossa Neoplasms	163	(8)
A. Leland Albright
Skull-Base Neoplasms	171	(12)
Derek A. Bruce
Intraspinal Extramedullary Neoplasms	183	(10)
Yoshihiro Yamamoto
Corey Raffel
Intraspinal Intramedullary Neoplasms	193	(10)
Cheryl A. Muszynski
Shlomo Constantini
Fred J. Epstein
SECTION III: TRAUMA
Repair of Skull Fractures	203	(6)
Dennis Johnson
Paul M. Kanev
Cranioplasty Techniques	209	(10)
James Tait Goodrich
Supraclavicular Approach to Birth-Related Brachial Plexus Injury	219	(10)
John P. Laurent
SECTION IV: VASCULAR DISEASE
Vascular Malformations	229	(10)
Robin P. Humphreys
Moyamoya Disease	239	(8)
Yoshiharu Matsushima
SECTION V: FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS
Temporal-Lobe Epilepsy	247	(10)
P. David Adelson
Corpus Callosotomy	257	(10)
Joseph R. Madsen
Jeffrey W. Campbell
Hemispherectomy	267	(8)
Paul M. Kanev
Dennis Johnson
Pump Insertions	275	(6)
A. Leland Albright
Index	281