“It is an insightfully organized text of advanced surgical techniques that will assist any training or practicing surgeon caring for those with acoustic schwannomas and other skull base pathology. — Young Neurosurgeon’s News”

Written by leading skull base surgeons from the renowned House Clinic in Los Angeles, California, “Lateral Skull Base Surgery: The House Clinic Atlas” is a much-needed reference that contains detailed descriptions of the techniques used in lateral skull base surgery. This atlas covers topics ranging from auditory brainstem implants to vestibular schwannoma, providing readers with a comprehensive overview of surgical procedures and techniques used to treat a variety of skull base diseases.

Special Features:

• Online access to 8 surgical videos of the most common techniques presented in the book
• More than 180 high-quality illustrations depict step-by-step surgical procedures
• Every chapter is informed with the expertise of House Clinic skull base surgeons

Special Features: Online access to 8 surgical videos of the most common techniques presented in the book More than 180 high-quality illustrations depict step-by-step surgical procedures Every chapter is informed with the expertise of House Clinic skull base surgeons

This atlas offers insights and expertise from some of the most respected surgeons in the world and is an essential resource for otolaryngologistshead and neck surgeons, neurosurgeons, and fellows preparing for and performing lateral skull base surgery as well as other physicians interested in this growing specialty.

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Contents

۱ Orbitozygomatic Craniotomy
۲ The Subtemporal Approach
۳ The Middle Cranial Fossa Approach to Vestibular Schwannomas
۴ The Infracochlear/Infralabyrinthine Approach to the Petrous Apex
۵ The Retrosigmoid Approach
۶ The Translabyrinthine Approach to the Skull Base
۷ The Transcochlear Approach to Cerebellopontine Angle and Clivus Lesions
۸ The Combined Petrosal Approach to the Petroclival Region
۹ The Far Lateral Approach
۱۰ The Fisch Infratemporal Fossa Approach: Type A
۱۱ The Fisch Infratemporal Fossa Approach: Types B and C
۱۲ The Preauricular Infratemporal Approach
۱۳ Temporal Bone Resection
۱۴ Microvascular Cranial Nerve Decompression
۱۵ Complications of Neurotologic Surgery
۱۶ Auditory Brainstem Implants
۱۷ The Fine Points of Posterior Fossa Surgery

Video Contents

Video 1: Middle Fossa Approach
Video 2: Retro-Sigmoid Craniotomy
Video 3: Translabyrinthine Craniotomy
Video 4: Transotic Approach
Video 5: Combined Petrosal Approach
Video 6: Temporal Bone Resection
Video 7: Auditory Brainstem Implant
Video 8: Blind Closure and CSF Leak Repair