Surgery of the Skull Base

This book discusses all aspects of skull base surgery, from a neurosurgical point of view. The therapeutic options in the treatment of skull base lesions are explained and a systematic overview of relevant diseases is included.

A strong emphasis is placed on practical aspects of skull base surgery: classic surgical approaches and also methods where there has been rapid recent development, such as stereotactic radiation therapy and interventional neuroradiology. Several international specialists systematically describe the treatment of traumatic lesions, tumors, vascular lesions, and developmental anomalies.

Surgery of the Skull Base is aimed at neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, neurologists, and radiologists.

Covers trauma, tumors, vascular problems and developmental anomalies in the skull base Describes the diagnostic steps in the different diseases Provides an overview of therapeutic principles

Autorentext

S. Alexander König and Uwe Spetzger

Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

Inhalt
Anatomy of the skull base.- Therapeutic principles in skull base surgery.- Traumatic lesions of the skull base.- Tumors of the skull base.- Vascular lesions of the skull base.- Developmental anomalies of the skull base.- Future of skull base surgery.