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Pathology and surgery around the vertebral artery

  • Surgery involving the control of the vertebral artery from board certified surgeons to residents

  • Covers all topics, from basic science, medical pathologies to surgical applications

  • Richly illustrated surgical procedures

  • Benefits to readership of section: perfect knowledge of the fields of applications as well as surgical procedures related to the vertebral artery

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
  2. History of vertebral artery surgery

    • P. Fransen, B. J. M. Pirotte
    Pages 1-4
  3. Embryology of the vertebral artery

    • B. George, M. Bruneau
    Pages 5-24
  4. Embryology of the cervical spine and cranio-vertebral junction

    • S. Louryan, N. Vanmuylder, M. Bruneau
    Pages 25-28
  5. Anatomy of the vertebral artery

    • A. Campero, P. A. Rubino, A. L. Rhoton Jr.
    Pages 29-40
  6. Anatomical variations

    • M. Bruneau, O. De Witte, L. Regli, B. George
    Pages 53-74
  7. Non-invasive imaging of the vertebral artery

    • D. Balériaux, N. Gültasli
    Pages 75-83
  8. Vertebral artery ultrasonography

    • M. Rubiera, D. Patterson, A. V. Alexandrov
    Pages 85-95
  9. Flow monitoring

    • S. Amin-Hanjani, F. T. Charbel
    Pages 97-107
  10. Vertebral artery dissections

    • M. Arnold, U. Fischer, M.-G. Bousser
    Pages 109-123
  11. Proximal vertebral artery revascularization

    • C. Laurian, S. Fukui, E. Gigou
    Pages 201-213
  12. Indications and technique for microsurgical revascularization of proximal vertebral artery

    • R. A. Hanel, L. B. C. Brasiliense, F. C. Albuquerque, R. F. Spetzler
    Pages 215-225
  13. The selective microforaminotomy

    • M. Bruneau, J. F. Cornelius, B. George
    Pages 227-246
  14. Oblique corpectomy

    • M. Bruneau, M. Yasuda, B. George
    Pages 247-266
  15. Oblique corpectomy biomechanics

    • B. C. R. Lázaro, N. Crawford, V. K. H. Sonntag
    Pages 267-271

About this book

This is the first comprehensive book about surgery on and around the vertebral artery all along its cervical and intracranial course. This vessel has been considered for long as out of surgical reach leaving many different pathologies not or incompletely treated. The surgical exposure and control of the vertebral artery not only permit to treat lesions of the vertebral artery wall or developed in contact to it but also to improve the access to the intervertebral foramen (tumors, osteophytes), to the anterior aspect of the spinal cord (tumors, spondylotic spurs), to the foramen magnum and to the jugular foramen.

This book written by leading experts includes all aspects of vertebral artery surgery from anatomy to imaging, surgical techniques and pathologies; it is illustrated by many figures especially operative views and schematic drawings so that the beginner as well as the experienced surgeon find useful information.

One of the editors of this book (B. GEORGE) was recently awarded the Olivecrona award for his work on the surgery of the vertebral artery.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This dense book is meant to be an encyclopaedia of this very specific vessel. … All the different aspects of pathology, diagnosis and treatment of the vertebral artery are covered and chapters are consistently organised. … A great book that should be on the shelves of every surgeon concerned with the approach to the artery and to the cervical spine, neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons or even vascular surgeons.” (Pierre Henri Kehr, European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Vol. 23, 2013)

“This book targets a wide audience of surgeons, including ENTs, vascular surgeons, orthopedic neurosurgeons and endovascular interventionists. … the text is richly illustrated by schema, tables, photography of cadaver dissections and surgical exposures, as well as extremely well-selected imaging. … The aim of this book is to make vertebral artery surgery accessible to most surgeons. … it is an ‘immense collective and creative endeavor’ that ‘will become the classic on this topic and the reference for contemporary neurosurgeons.’ … A must have.” (Philippe Bijlenga, Acta Neurochirurgica, Vol. 154, 2012)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France

    Bernard George

  • Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme University Hospital Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

    Michaël Bruneau

  • Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, USA

    Robert F. Spetzler

  • Section of Neurosurgery Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tuscon, USA

    Robert F. Spetzler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pathology and surgery around the vertebral artery

  • Authors: Bernard George, Michaël Bruneau, Robert F. Spetzler

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-287-89787-0

  • Publisher: Springer Paris

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Paris 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-2-287-89786-3Published: 16 September 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-2-8178-0517-7Published: 13 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-2-287-89787-0Published: 11 February 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 677

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Neurosurgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Surgical Orthopedics

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