Neurosurgery

By M. Yamamoto, L.D. Lunsford

ISBN-10: 3805586043

ISBN-13: 9783805586047

ISBN-10: 3805586051

ISBN-13: 9783805586054

Stereotactic radiosurgery is the least invasive of contemporary therapy modalities and has lately develop into the elemental administration instrument in neurosurgery. Arteriovenous malformations, benign mind tumors and mind metastases are the most typical symptoms for its use. additionally, gamma knife radiosurgery is more and more being utilized to extracranial pathologies, e.g. tumors of the backbone and cancers of the lung, liver, pancreas and prostate. nearly one zone of sufferers present process gamma knife radiosurgery around the globe are taken care of in Japan. This e-book offers a superb review of Japan’s 20-year adventure with stereotactic radiosurgery utilizing the Leksell Gamma Knife. major specialists speak about their long term effects with gamma knife radiosurgery. reports targeting dose choice for optimum therapy effects and avoidance of problems also are offered. additionally, gamma knife remedies of extracranial pathologies are reviewed. Neurosurgeons, neurologists, oncologists and employees in radiology and cardiology will locate exact wisdom on gamma knife radiosurgery so as to be beneficial with sufferer choice, therapy making plans and supply, and postoperative administration.

By Robin Bhatia, Ian Sabin

ISBN-10: 0199656401

ISBN-13: 9780199656400

A part of the difficult ideas in sequence, this booklet is a case-based consultant to not easy medical eventualities in neurosurgery protecting the most important sub-speciality components of oncology, vascular neurosurgery, mind and backbone trauma, paediatrics, spinal degenerative disorder, peripheral and cranial nerves, sensible neurosurgery and an infection. particular circumstances are tested with attention of scientific presentation, diagnostics, and surgical ideas, with a precis of proof from the neurosurgical literature highlighting parts of curiosity and controversy.
This ebook serves as an invaluable and fascinating source for experts and trainees in neurosurgery in addition to within the disciplines of neurology, maxillofacial surgical procedure, spinal surgical procedure and neuro-oncology.

By Jonathan Stuart Citow

ISBN-10: 1604065400

ISBN-13: 9781604065404

compliment for this book:

This really good neurosurgery oral board evaluation
complements the former variation good. it really is an important a part of any
young
neurosurgeon's library and belongs in neurosurgery departmental
libraries. -- Doody's Review

The moment variation of Neurosurgery Oral Board Review builds at the good fortune of the bestselling first variation in aiding
you organize in your oral forums in neurosurgery. not just does the booklet
pinpoint the foremost medical details you would like, however it bargains useful,
confidence-building suggestions to help you chill out and be successful at the exam.

New to this improved and fully-updated moment Edition:

• Expanded creation on what to anticipate on the genuine
  exam, how you can make the most of some time, while and the way to respond to the hardest questions,
  and the only most vital zone the place you want to show competency
• 45 new illustrated scientific case vignettes supply
  practice in differential prognosis, work-up, remedy, and dealing with
  complications; research of every case is integrated on the finish of the publication
• A restructured desk of contentsfollows the layout of
  the examination (first hour: backbone, moment hour: cranial, 3rd hour: miscellaneous)
• The addition of 'Helpful tricks' on the finish of every
  chapter provide the advantage of the authors' huge medical adventure

Comprehensive but concise, this easy-to-use overview is key to your examination
preparation and for questions that come up in medical perform. it's also an
indispensable learn instrument and reference for all senior citizens, junior
neurosurgeons on the brink of take their oral forums in neurosurgery, and neurosurgeons getting ready to take their re-certification exams.

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By E.R. Laws Jr., J.P. Sheehan, E. Ghigo, F. Guaraldi, A. Benso

ISBN-10: 1423796926

ISBN-13: 9781423796923

ISBN-10: 3805580517

ISBN-13: 9783805580519

The administration of pituitary adenomas and different sellar tumors is without doubt one of the such a lot tricky projects for neurosurgeons and endocrinologists. optimum remedy calls for a multidisciplinary technique; neurological, ophthalmological, and endocrinological assessments are all required. thankfully, the earlier decade has noticeable quick advancements within the administration of sufferers with pituitary adenomas and different sellar tumors. Transsphenoidal surgical procedure has long past from being an leading edge method of pituitary adenomas to having develop into the traditional approach for a complete number of sellar and para-sellar lesions.The authors contributing to this ebook expertly element the state of the art remedy of sufferers with pituitary adenomas, overlaying operative techniques, peri-operative administration, surgical pathology in addition to the more recent extensions comparable to photo suggestions and endoscopy. additionally they determine the complementary roles of radiosurgery and transcranial surgical procedure within the method of sellar and suprasellar tumors. furthermore the textual content supplies a glimpse at what the long run may possibly carry for the therapy of such tumors. the current quantity of Frontiers of Hormone study might be of serious price for endocrinologists, neurosurgeons, neuropathologists, neuro-ophthalmologists, and otolaryngologists within the therapy of sufferers with pituitary adenomas.

By Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Mim Eichler Rivas

ISBN-10: 0520949609

ISBN-13: 9780520949607

This present day he's often called Dr. Q, an across the world popular neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads state of the art examine to treatment mind melanoma. yet just lately, he used to be Freddy, a nineteen-year-old undocumented migrant employee toiling within the tomato fields of primary California. during this gripping memoir, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa tells his awesome existence story—from his impoverished early life within the tiny village of Palaco, Mexico, to his harrowing border crossing and his transformation from unlawful immigrant to American citizen and proficient pupil on the college of California at Berkeley and at Harvard scientific university. choked with experience and adversity—including a couple of terrifying brushes with death—Becoming Dr. Q is a testomony to endurance, labor, the ability of wish and mind's eye, and the pursuit of excellence. It’s additionally a narrative in regards to the significance of relations, of mentors, and of giving humans an opportunity.

By Kenneth W. Lindsay, Ian Bone, Geraint Fuller

ISBN-10: 0443069573

ISBN-13: 9780443069574

New version of a hugely winning illustrated consultant to neurology and neurosurgery for clinical scholars and junior doctors.
Updated and revised in all parts the place there were advancements in realizing of neurological affliction and in neurological and neurosurgical administration. This revision has additionally integrated present guidance, fairly concepts from nationwide Institute for overall healthiness and scientific Excellence (NICE).

By Jose Biller, Jose M. Ferro

ISBN-10: 1903378761

ISBN-13: 9781903378762

Over 5 million humans die from stroke every year. Stroke can be the top reason behind grownup incapacity, affecting over 20 million humans world-wide, with two-thirds of stroke sufferers left completely disabled. We now understand that velocity of intervention is necessary and sufferer results are made up our minds by way of a truly slender healing window, in which physicians have to be capable of make their selection of therapy speedily, in keeping with the easiest facts on hand. the aim of this booklet is to check that facts, for either scientific and surgical treatments in addition to preventative recommendations, drawing at the services of prime overseas gurus to differentiate the problems for which there's a consensus on most sensible perform from these for which the facts is still inconclusive. for instance, for sufferers with acute ischemic stroke the 1st selection is intravenous thrombolytic remedy, yet does a therapy window of 0-3 hours carry results a lot better than one among 3-4.5 hours? Arterial high blood pressure is the one most vital modifiable hazard issue for ischemic stroke, yet what are the results of blood strain relief between acute stroke sufferers? How powerful is blood strain reducing in fundamental intracerebral hemorrhage? What are the arguments in favour of continuation as opposed to transitority discontinuation of anti-hypertensive treatment instantly after acute ischemic stroke? Endovascular systems (carotid angioplasty/stenting) are more and more very important yet what do the knowledge let us know approximately their protection? Or longevity? How do they examine with carotid endarterectomy? The administration of unruptured intracranial aneurysms is rife with controversies; clip, coil, wait and watch? The authors study the proof for and opposed to. different sections learn the influence of assorted chance components, and distinctive populations. a piece on stroke after cardiovascular surgical procedures experiences the occurrence and administration of stroke following an entire variety of strategies together with coronary artery skip grafting, valve substitute surgical procedure, congenital middle affliction remedy, aortic surgical procedure, cardiac transplantation and post-carotid endarterectomy. one other examines distinct hazards while pregnant. finally, the e-book studies our realizing of youth stroke - perinatal, babies and older young ones, children and teenagers - and provides present top perform thoughts for this such a lot hard team of sufferers.

By R. E. Anderson, J. E. Boggan, L. J. Cerullo, M. C. Chan, G. J. Dohrmann, M. S. B. Edwards, V. A. Fasano, J. M. Gilsbach, A. Harders, R. M. Ikeda, P. J. Kelly, E. R. Laws Jr., G. Lee, T. Letardi, D. T. Mason, C. R. Neblett, R. W. Rand, A. Renieri, I. L. Ri

ISBN-10: 3709188105

ISBN-13: 9783709188101

ISBN-10: 3709188121

ISBN-13: 9783709188125

Since the advent of electrosurgery the ideas of surgical procedure at the worried approach have undergone extra advancements (bipolar coagulation, microscope), whether the process used to be no longer considerably transformed. this day, laser represents a brand new "discipline", because it bargains a brand new method of appearing all simple maneuvers (dissection, demolition, hemostasis, vessel sutures). additionally, laser bargains the potential for a different maneuver, particularly relief of the amount of a tumoral mass via vaporization. Its software isn't limited to conventional neurosurgery yet extends additionally to stereotactic and vascular neurosurgery. Laser surgical procedure has additionally prompted the anesthesiologic recommendations. while new instrumentation has been brought: CUSA ultrasonic aspiration, echotomography, and Doppler flowmeter. i've got had the opportunity to make use of those new applied sciences all at a time and feature come to the realization that we face the sunrise of a brand new technique which has already proven its validity and absence of inconveniences, and whose item is to extend the precision of neurological surgical procedure. The technological improvement continues to be occurring, and a few advancements are to be foreseen. Laser scalpel is splitting the preliminary laser surgical procedure into NO­ contact and contact surgical procedure with laser. As new instrumentarium could be constructed, a variable and tunable beam turns into on hand. for instance, in many years unfastened Electron Laser will extra upload to the development during this field.

By Nicolas Hardt

ISBN-10: 3540330402

ISBN-13: 9783540330400

The ebook covers the complete scope of traumatology within the vital border quarter among the neuro- and viscerocranium. It makes a speciality of diagnostic operation making plans and the interdisciplinary administration of craniofacial accidents.
In the 1st half, the category and epidemiology of craniofacial fractures are defined and particular difficulties are mentioned. the second one half bargains with radiologic diagnostics and simple neurosurgical measures. the most a part of the e-book covers operative rules and a step by step description of difficult and delicate tissue reconstruction after craniofacial trauma. issues of craniofacial accidents and past due reconstruction of craniofacial defects, together with computer-assisted making plans, are lined within the ultimate part.

By Gabriel Zada, M. Beatriz S. Lopes, Srinivasan Mukundan Jr., Edward R. Laws Jr.

ISBN-10: 3319228544

ISBN-13: 9783319228549

ISBN-10: 3319228552

ISBN-13: 9783319228556

This ebook provides, in a stepwise and interactive type, nearly seventy five instances that replicate the huge spectrum of pathology encountered during this sector. every one case description commences with a concise scientific situation. high quality radiologic, laboratory, and histopathologic photos depicting the differentiating positive aspects of the lesion subtype in query are then awarded, and key operative and scientific administration pearls are in brief reviewed. The interdisciplinary nature of this easy-to-use colour atlas and textbook displays the truth that the administration of sufferers with sellar and parasellar lesions is itself frequently interdisciplinary. The layout is exclusive in that no comparable interdisciplinary booklet is out there on lesions of this area of the mind.

Atlas of Sellar and Parasellar Lesions: scientific, Imaging, and Pathologic Correlations is of significant price for practitioners and trainees in quite a number scientific specialties, together with radiology, neurology, endocriniology, pathology, oncology, radiation oncology, and neurosurgery.