Atlas of Microsurgery of the Lateral Skull Base

Mario Sanna

• 1 Operating Room Setup2 Special Considerations in Skull Base Surgery3 Radiology of the Lateral Skull Base4 Introduction to Lateral Skull Base Surgery5 The Translabyrinthine Approaches6 The Transcochlear Approaches7 The Middle Fossa Approaches8 Approaches to the Jugular Foramen9 Approaches to the Infratemporal Fossa10 The Retrosigmoid Retrolabyrinthine Approach11 The Extreme Lateral Approach (Far Lateral, Transcondylar)12 Combined Approaches13 Decision Making in Skull Base Surgery14 General Principles of Embolization in Skull Base Tumors15 Management of the Internal Carotid Artery in Skull Base Surgery

This beautiful atlas reflects the collaberative effort of the neurotologist, the neurosurgeon, and the neuroradiologist and embodies the philosophy of this preeminent Italian group towards the management of complex lesions of the lateral skull base...Each chapter...has an important subheading on pearls and pitfalls, which is illuminating and particularly useful...The chapter on decision making is a must-read..The Atlas is a reliable map of the lateral skull base and is profusely illustrated with surgical color photographs. The authords have made a valiant effort to pack as much information as possible into a book that runs 391 pages. They have succeeded...Recommended...to all practitioners of skull base surgery. For one starting out in the field, it will help crystalize fundamental concepts, and for the expert, it will help underscore that which is important.--Otology & NeurotologyThis atlas is probably the only available oeuvre covering the whole width of surgical aspects of the lateral skull base in such detail and comprehensiveness. Central European NeurosurgeryThis is the second edition of the masterpiece book of Mario Sanna and his co-workers of the Piacenza team. Based on more than 20 years of surgical experience, this publication delivers a step-by-step precise description of different operative procedures that have to be performed in anatomically complex regions. It offers a comprehensive understanding of the operative choice and decision making, how to perform the surgical approach and the tips and pitfalls for each of them. Superb intraoperative pictures, excellent drawings and correlations with CT and MRI images...Recommended for surgeons who already have an experience in otology and microsurgery.-- B-ENT