Surgery of the Skull Base: An Interdisciplinary Approach

by Madjid Samii, Johannes Lang, Wolfgang Draf

Overview

The region of the skull base was long considered a surgical barrier because of its complex anatomy. With few exceptions, the region immediately beyond the dura or bony skull base constituted a "no man's land" for the surgeon working from the other direction. A major reason for this was the high morbidity associated with operative procedures in that area using traditional dissection techniques. This situation changed with the advent of the operating microscope. Used initially by ear, nose and throat specialists for resective and reconstructive surgery of the petrous bone and parana sal sinuses, the operating microscope was later introduced in other areas, and neurosurgeons began using it in the mid-1960s. With technical equality thus established, the groundwork was laid for taking a new, systematic, and interdisciplinary approach to surgical problems of the skull base. Intensive and systematic cooperation between ear, nose and throat surgeons and neurologic surgeons had its origins in the departments of the University of Mainz bindly supported by our chairmen Prof. Dr. Dr. hc Kurt Schiirmann (Department of Neurosurgery) and Prof. Dr. W. Kley (Depart­ ment of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Head and Neck Surgery). The experience gained from this cooperation was taught in workshops held in Hannover from 1979 to 1986, acquiring a broader interdisciplinary base through the participation of specialists from the fields of anatomy, patholo­ gy, neuroradiology, ophthalmology, and maxillofacial surgery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642730634
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/08/2011
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 10.24(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

References.- Surgical Anatomy of the Skull Base (SA).- Anatomy of Malformations of the Anterior Skull Base.- Anatomy of the Skin and Scalp in the Frontobasal Approach.- Frontal Squama and Frontal Sinus.- Dura Mater of the Anterior Cranial Fossa.- Floor of the Anterior Cranial Fossa.- Anatomy of Optic Nerve Decompression.- Anatomy of the Orbit and Adjacent Skull Base.- Anatomy of the Cavernous Sinus.- Anatomy of the Sellar Region.- Anatomy of the Temporal Fossa.- Anatomy of the Infratemporal Fossa and Infratemporal Plane.- Anatomy of the Temporomandibular Joint.- Anatomy of the Pterygoid Process and Pterygoid Fossa.- Anatomy of the Pterygopalatine Fossa.- Middle Skull Base and Its Openings Viewed from Below.- Anatomy of the Auditory Tube.- Anatomy of the Masticatory Space and Peripharyngeal Space.- Anatomy of the Carotid Canal Region.- Anatomy of the Jugular Foramen.- Parapharyngeal Space.- Anatomy of the Middle Cranial Fossa with Reference to the Subtemporal Approach, Transtentorial Approach, and Middle Fossa Approach.- Anatomy of the Clivus.- Arterial Supply of the CNS at the Craniocervical Junction.- Surgery of the Anterior Skull Base (AS).- Surgery of Malformations of the Anterior Skull Base.- Surgery of Traumatic Lesions of the Anterior Skull Base.- Surgery of Inflammatory Complications in the Region of the Anterior Skull Base.- Surgery of Space-Occupying Lesions of the Anterior Skull Base.- Surgery of Space-Occupying Lesions of the Orbit and Adjacent Skull Base.- Special Operative Techniques.- Surgery of the Middle Skull Base (MS).- Surgery of Traumatic Lesions of the Middle Skull Base.- Surgery of Inflammatory Disorders of the Middle Skull Base.- Surgery of Space-Occupying Lesions of the Middle Skull Base.- Surgery of the Posterior Skull Base (PS).- Surgery of theInternal Auditory Canal and Cerebellopontine Angle.- Surgery of Tumors of the Lateral Posterior Skull Base and Petrous Bone.- On the Problem of Paralytic Dysphagia Caused by Posterior Skull Base Tumors.- Surgery of the Clivus (CL).- General Operative Techniques.- Surgery of the Craniocervical Junction (C J).- Operative Technique.- Facial Nerve and Skull Base Surgery (FN).- General Operative Techniques.- Special Operative Techniques.