PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY

Close Notification

Your cart does not contain any items

$163.95

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

QTY:

English
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
07 December 2015
This issue on endoscopic cranial base and pituitary surgery is led by experts in the field of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery. Otolaryngologists/Head and Neck surgeons Dr. Raj Sindwani and Dr. Troy Woodard join with Neurosurgeon Dr. Pablo Recinos to present a comprehensive clinical approach. Topics include: Building an endoscopic skull base program (room setup and key equipment / IGS); Skull Base Anatomy (corridors, intra and extradural); Imaging in skull base surgery - CT, MRI, CT cisternogram, intraop CT; Sellar lesions / pathology; Principles of endoscopic pituitary surgery ; Reconstruction of skull base defects - free graft, pedicle, TPF, alloderm; Lumbar drain utility (role of intrathecal fluorescein); Hemostasis in Skull Base Surgery (control of smaller vessels, maneuvers to minimize bleeding - warm irrigations, HOB up, embolization); Management of ICA Injury (intraop options, late complications); Meningioma; Esthesioneuroblastoma; Cordoma; Sinonasal Malignancies of Skull Base; Craniopharyngioma; Endonasal approaches to the craniocervical junction; Medical complications of Pituitary/skull base surgery - (ie. SIADH, DI, Hypopit); Post-op management of skull base patient (postop Abx, imaging, debridements, topical irrigations, more..). Articles cover surgical procedure, surgical complications, and surgical anatomy as relevant to the clinical discussion.

By:   , ,
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   UK ed.
Volume:   49-1
Weight:   630g
ISBN:   9780323417631
ISBN 10:   0323417639
Series:   The Clinics: Surgery
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Raj Sindwani MD, FACS, FRCS(C) is Vice Chairman and Head of the Section of Rhinology, Sinus and Skull Base Surgery of the Head and Neck Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. He is also Co-Director of the Minimally Invasive Cranial Base and Pituitary Program of the Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center and Fellowship Co-Director of the Advanced Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Program. Dr. Sindwani is currently President-Elect of the Cleveland Clinic Medical Staff and a member of the Board of Governors. Dr. Sindwani is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, and past Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook of Otolaryngology. Dr. Sindwani is an established authority on the medical and surgical management of conditions affecting the sinuses and skull base, and he pioneered endoscopic surgical approaches. He has published and lectured extensively in the field of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery.

See Also