Surgery of the Skull Base

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-VII

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2. Introduction into Skull Base Surgery

   • Uwe Spetzger

   Pages 1-14

3. Clinical Anatomy

   • Hamid Borghei-Razavi, Marcel Biegler, Alexander König, Juan Fernandez-Miranda

   Pages 15-25

4. Therapeutical Principles in the Treatment of Skull Base Pathologies

   • Uwe Spetzger, Martin Bleif, Gerd Becker

   Pages 27-70

5. Trauma Traumatic Injuries of the Skull Base

   • Alexander König, Sebastian Ranguis

   Pages 71-89

6. Tumors of the Skull Base

   • Uta Schick, Hamid Borghei-Razavi, Kåre Fugleholm, Lucas Troude, Outouma Soumare, Anthony Melot et al.

   Pages 91-242

7. Vascular Lesions of the Skull Base

   • Takanori Fukushima, Goh Inoue, Ali Zomorodi, Alexander König, Marcel Biegler, Uwe Spetzger et al.

   Pages 243-300

8. Congenital Disorders of the Skull Base

   • Alexander König

   Pages 301-312

9. Future Developments in Skull Base Surgery

   • Uwe Spetzger

   Pages 313-318

10. Erratum to: Surgery of the Skull Base

    • Alexander König, Uwe Spetzger

    Pages E1-E2

11. Back Matter

    Pages 319-322

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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.

• skull base surgery
• skull base lesion
• skull base tumor
• vascular lesion of skull base
• skull base developmental anomaly
• traumatic lesion of skull base
• microsurgery
• stereotactic radiation therapy
• neurointerventional procedure
• head and neck surgery

“The purpose is to discuss the therapeutic concepts and treatment strategies of skull base pathology from the perspective of a neurosurgeon, with appropriate cross-referencing to the interdisciplinary specialties. These worthy objectives are met by constantly presenting a multidisciplinary treatment perspective with an emphasis on the team and specialty approach. The audience is neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, neurologists, and radiologists.” (Gregory D. Arnone, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2018)

• Neurochirurgische Klinik, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

  Alexander König

• Neurochirurgische Klinik, Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

  Uwe Spetzger

S. Alexander König and Uwe Spetzger

Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

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