Rokuya Tanikawa and Kosumo Noda Summary Skull base approaches can be used to augment all standard cranial approaches to aneurysms. Anterior petrosectomy and posterior petrosectomy with mastoidectomy, condylar fossa,…
Sean P. Polster, Paul A. Gardner, and Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda Summary Prevention and management of complications is a cornerstone of surgery. As endoscopic endonasal surgery gains popularity and is…
Aneek Patel, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Michael M. McDowell, Georgios A. Zenonos, Eric W. Wang, Carl H. Snyderman, and Paul A. Gardner Summary This chapter reviews the current application of endoscopic…
Vincent Dodson, Neil Majmundar, Gurkirat Kohli, Wayne D. Hsueh, Jean Anderson Eloy, and James K. Liu Summary Development of advanced endoscopic endonasal approaches have equipped skull base surgeons with…
Kevin Kwan, Julia R. Schneider, Ivo Peto, and Amir R. Dehdashti Summary The intimate involvement of major cerebral vessels by skull base tumors is often a barrier to gross…
Laligam N. Sekhar, Ananth K. Vellimana, and Zeeshan Qazi Summary Cerebral revascularization for skull base tumors represents a complex subset of the intracranial bypass procedures with unique challenges compared…
Philippe Lavigne and Eric W. Wang Summary With the advent of new technologies and better understanding of the anatomy, skull base defects have become increasingly larger and more complex…
Daniel A. Tonetti and Brian T. Jankowitz Summary This chapter will review the different methods of embolizing skull base tumors including common pitfalls and perils. Key wordsEmbolization – particles…
Joao Alves Rosa, Becky Hunt, and Shelley Renowden Summary The most common tumors to involve the skull base are meningiomas and the most common vascular tumors are paragangliomas (glomus…
Aneek Patel, Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Maximiliano A. Nuñez, Georgios A. Zenonos, Paul A. Gardner, and Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda Summary This chapter reviews the pertinent anatomy of head and neck vasculature…
