Endoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base

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During the last decade the endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) to the skull base has become a very powerful method to add to the array of neurosurgical technologies. This volume provides a broad overview of the role of transnasal approaches in a wide spectrum of skull base diseases. It starts with a historical perspective of the evolution from the microscope to the endoscope in endonasal surgery and then explores in depth the principles and techniques of the various methods. Discussed are topics based on anatomical boundaries: pituitary fossa to the suprasellar space to the cavernous sinus, clivus and the anterior cranial fossa. Access to the infratemporal and posterior fossae via both the endoscopic endonasal and the retrosigmoid approaches are reviewed. In addition, the critical topic of reconstruction following ‘minimally invasive’ skull base surgery and finally the learning curve and complications associated with the applications of these new and exciting approaches are discussed. This volume will provide the latest knowledge to help neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons as well as craniofacial surgeons understand the applications and practice of this important technique.

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• Publié par: S. Karger AG
• Date de parution: 20 avril 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9783805592116
• Langue: English
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Endoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base
Progress in Neurological Surgery
Vol. 26
Series Editor
L. Dade Lunsford     Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
Endoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base
Volume Editors
Amin B. Kassam     Ottawa, Ont.
Paul A. Gardner     Pittsburgh, Pa.
109 figures, 24 in color, and 13 tables, 2012
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Amin B. Kassam, MD Chief, Division of Neurosurgery The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus 1053 Carling Avenue, Box 615 Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9 (Canada)
Paul A. Gardner, MD Assistant Professor Department of Neurological Surgery University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Co-Director Center for Cranial Base Surgery University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 200 Lothrop Street, PUH B-400 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (USA)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Endoscopic approaches to the skull base / volume editors, Amin B. Kassam, Paul A.Gardner.
p. ; cm. –– (Progress in neurological surgery, ISSN 0079-6492 ; v. 26)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-3-8055-9210-9 (alk. paper) –– ISBN 978-3-8055-9211-6 (e-ISBN)
I. Kassam, Amin B. II. Gardner, Paul A. (Paul Andrew), 1973- III. Series: Progress in neurological surgery ; v. 26.0079-6492
[DNLM: 1. Skull Base-surgery. 2. Brain Diseases-surgery. 3. Neuroendoscopy––methods. 4. Sphenoid Sinus-surgery. W1 PR673 v.26 2012/ WE 705]
617.5'140597––dc23
2012001494
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ISBN 978–3–8055–9210–9
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Contents
Editor's Note
Lunsford, L.D. (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Historical Perspectives
Cappabianca, P.; Esposito, F.; de Divitiis, O. (Napoli)
Advantages of the Endoscope and Transitioning from the Microscope to the Endoscope for Endonasal Approaches
Jagannathan, J. (Charlottesville, Va.); Laws, E.R. (Boston, Mass.); Jane, J.A., Jr. (Charlottesville, Va.)
Principles of Endoneurosurgery
Kassam, A.B. (Ottawa, Ont.); Gardner, P.A. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Prevedello, D.M. (Columbus, Ohio); Snyderman, C.H. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Carrau, R.L. (Columbus, Ohio)
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Approaches
Janjua, A.; Naseri, I.; Witterick, I.; Vescan, A. (Toronto, Ont.)
Sellar/Tuberculum Approach
Cappabianca, P.; Cavallo, L.M.; Esposito, I.; Solari, D. (Napoli)
Endoscopic Approach for Pituitary Tumors
Louis, R.G.; Pouratian, N.; Jane, J.A., Jr. (Charlottesville, Va.)
Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Olfactory Groove Meningiomas
Gardner, P.A. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Vescan, A.; de Almeida, J.R.; Janjua, A. (Toronto, Ont.); Kassam, A.B. (Ottawa, Ont.); Prevedello, D.M.; Carrau, R.L. (Columbus, Ohio); Snyderman, C.H. (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Endoscopic Anterior Skull Base Resection for Esthesioneuroblastoma
Zanation, A.M. (Chapel Hill, N.C.); Casiano, R.R. (Miami, Fla.); Carrau, R.L. (Columbus, Ohio); Snyderman, C.H. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Kassam, A.B. (Ottawa, Ont.); Gardner, P.A. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Prevedello, D.M. (Columbus, Ohio); Mitchell, C.A. (Chapel Hill, N.C.); Mintz, A.H. (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Endoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base: The Coronal Plane
Prevedello, D.M. (Columbus, Ohio); Kassam, A.B. (Ottawa, Ont.); Otto, B.A.; Ditzel Filho, L.F.S.; de Lara, D.; Carrau, R.L. (Columbus, Ohio)
Cavernous Sinus: Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches
Frank, G.; Pasquini, E. (Bologna)
Expanded Pure Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Clival Lesions
Dehdashti, A.R. (Toronto, Ont./Danville, Pa.); Omahen, D.A.; Gentili, F. (Toronto, Ont.)
Endoscopic Endonasal Approach to the Odontoid and Craniocervical Junction
Gardner, P.A.; Tormenti, M.J. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Kassam, A.B. (Ottawa, Ont.); Spiro, R.M. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Prevedello, D.M.; Carrau, R.L. (Columbus, Ohio); Snyderman, C.H. (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Endoscopic Reconstruction of Anterior Skull Base Defects
Zanation, A.M. (Chapel Hill, N.C.); Carrau, R.L. (Columbus, Ohio); Snyderman, C.H. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Kassam, A.B. (Ottawa, Ont.); Gardner, P.A. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Prevedello, D.M. (Columbus, Ohio); Mintz, A.H. (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Management of Complications of Endonasal Cranial Base Surgery
Snyderman, C.H. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Pant, H. (Adelaide, S.A.); Gardner, P.A. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Carrau, R.L.; Prevedello, D.M. (Columbus, Ohio); Kassam, A.B. (Ottawa, Ont.)
Endoscopic Approaches to the Cerebellopontine Angle
Pieper, D.R.; Bojrab, D. (Novi, Mich.)
Endoscope-Assisted Skull Base Surgery
de Paiva Neto, M.A. (Santa Monica, Calif./Sao Paulo); Dusick, J.R. (Los Angeles, Calif.); Fatemi, N.; Kelly, D.F. (Santa Monica, Calif.)
The Learning Curve for Endonasal Surgery of the Cranial Base: A Systematic Approach to Training
Snyderman, C.H. (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Pant, H. (Adelaide, S.A.); Kassam, A.B. (Ottawa, Ont.); Carrau, R.L.; Prevedello, D.M. (Columbus, Ohio); Gardner, P.A. (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Author Index
Subject Index
 
Editor's Note
Volume 26 of the continuing series of Progress in Neurological Surgery indeed reveals one of the most innovative and game-changing modern evolutions of skull base surgery. Transsphenoidal techniques were first envisioned more than 100 years ago, but were hampered by lack of visualization and illumination. While traditional transsphenoidal surgery using microsurgical techniques blossomed in the 1970s and 1980s, the introduction of the expanded endoscopic approach in the 21st century has been a very powerful addition to an array of neurosurgical technologies. The expanded endoscopic method was facilitated by the revolution in image guidance using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and the remarkable growth of endoscopic devices. This volume provides a broad overview of the expanding role of transsphenoidal approaches for a wide spectrum of skull base diseases. A number of centers across the world have been major innovators and adopters of endoscopic expanded techniques. These centers are well represented in the author list of this volume, which should serve as a potent reference for students and practitioners of neurosurgery. The endoscopic approach is firmly integrated within the modern multidisciplinary management of skull base tumors. I am grateful to the editors for their leadership in this volume, as well as to the many co-authors who have been willing to share their ever increasing experience with the readership of Progress in Neurological Surgery.
L. Dade Lunsford, MD Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
Kassam AB, Gardner PA (eds): Endoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base. Prog Neurol Surg. Basel, Karger, 2012, vol 26, pp 1-6
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Historical Perspectives
Paolo Cappabianca Felice Esposito Oreste de Divitiis
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Division of Neurosurgery, Napoli, Italy
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Abstract
Endoscopic surgery has grown slowly, but in parallel with the simultaneous developments of microsurgery and skull-base surgery. In this report, we describe the early innovations in skull-base endoscopic approaches as well as the pioneers who first popularized transsphenoidal surgical approaches. Endoscopy has been used by an increasing number of surgeons over the last 25 years and represents a major advance in the transsphenoidal and endonasal technique.
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Endoscopic Surgery of the Skull Base
Modern neurosurgery, as all other surgical specialties, has passed through a chronological development. First, owing to the lack of proper diagnostic tools, inadequate illumination during surgery and the relatively huge size of pathologies which were usually discovered late in th