Advances in Vestibular Schwannoma Microneurosurgery Improving Results with New Technologies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mastronardi, Luciano (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Fukushima, Takanori (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Campione, Alberto (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Neurosurgery.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Neurology .; Human physiology.; Neurology.; Human Physiology.

This volume describes the most relevant and cutting-edge technological news on the complex surgical procedure of acoustic neuroma. The clinical-radiological diagnosis and surgical indications are briefly presented and the surgical technique is illustrated step-by-step: video clips show the latest me...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• 1 Clinical-radiological Diagnosis
• 2 Surgical Indications
• 3 Illustrated surgical technique (Step-by-step): position, retrosigmoid approach, translabirintine approach, video-clip of the steps
• 4 Results in a personal series of 150 cases
• 5 New technologies: intraoperative identification and position of facial nerve, Hearing preservation, Usefulness of Laser and Ultrasound aspirator, Techniques of dural closure
• 6 Projects in progress: diluted papaverine for microvascular protection of cranial nerves, flexible endoscope for IAC control of tumor removal, fluid cement for bone closure, aspirine administration for control of tumor residual larger that 7mm, DTI for facial nerve preoperative prediction of position and course
• Conclusions.