Samii's Essentials in Neurosurgery

Author:   Ricardo Ramina ,  Paulo Henrique Pires de Aguiar ,  Marcos Tatagiba
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   2nd ed. 2014
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9783662518267


Pages:   605
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Format:   Paperback
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This second edition of Samii's Essentials in Neurosurgery contains revised and updated versions of chapters from the first edition plus contributions on new topics written by leading neurosurgeons who were trained by Professor Madjid Samii in Hannover, Germany. Almost all fields of neurosurgery are covered. The authors follow the traditional principles of Samii’s philosophy in the diagnosis and management of various neurosurgical pathologies, while presenting their own personal experiences. The extensively illustrated texts document clearly how cutting-edge technology in neurosurgery is being applied in new approaches and techniques. This book will greatly assist neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, neuroradiologists, neurologists, and neurophysiotherapists in their everyday practice.

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Author:   Ricardo Ramina ,  Paulo Henrique Pires de Aguiar ,  Marcos Tatagiba
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2nd ed. 2014
Weight:   1.623kg
ISBN:  

9783662518267


ISBN 10:   3662518260
Pages:   605
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Approaches to the Orbit: a 360 Degrees View.- Intraoperative Brain Mapping.- Functional Microsurgery of Vestibular Schwannomas.- Preservation and Restitution of Auditory Function in Neurofibromatosis Type 2.- Peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes of the lower extremity.- Hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis.- Pituitary Surgery Beyond the Sella.- Endoscopy and thermodiskoplasty: a minimally invasive surgical treatment for lumbar pain.- Full-endoscopic lumbar and cervical surgery for disc herniation.- Mini-open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative diseases.- Spinal robotics.- Sphenoid wing meningiomas.- Proliferation Behaviour in Meningiomas.- Syringomyelia and Syringobulbia.- Neural transplantation and restoration of motor behavior in Parkinson's disease.- Potential and limitations of chronic high-frequency deep-brain stimulation in parkinson's disease.- Arachnoid cysts of the posterior fossa.- Surgical reconstruction of musculocutaneous nerves in traumatic brachial plexus injuries.- Facial pain - diagnosis and therapy.- Microvascular Decompression (MVD) for Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN).- Spinal Intramedullary Tumors.- Bypass and vascular reconstruction for anterior circulation aneurysms.- Cerebral bypass and vascular reconstructions for posterior circulation aneurysms.- Facial and cochlear nerve function after surgery of cerebellopontine angle meningiomas.- Optic nerve sheath meningiomas.- Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas.- Vestibular Schwannoma: current state of the art.- Retrosigmoid approach to the posterior and middle fossae.- Endoscope-assisted Microsurgery.- Preoperative visualization of the facial nerve using diffusion tensor imaging fiber tracking in patients with large vestibular schwannomas.- Endoscopic transnasal surgery for clival chordoma.- Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: Pitfalls and surgical technique.- Malformation.- Diagnosis and treatment of adult hydrocephalus.- Petroclival Meningiomas Diagnosis, Treatment and Results.- The surgical management of trigeminal schwannomas.- Facial nerve schwannomas.- Surgery of large and giant residual/recurrent vestibular schwannomas.- Jugular foramen tumors - Diagnosis and management.- Navigated Semirobotic Pedicle Screw Placement – Experience with 250 Consecutive Cases.- Total Lumbar Facet Replacement – Indication, Technique and 3-Years Results.- The Virtual Operating Field – How Image Guidance became integral to microneurosurgery.- Primary Tethered Cord Syndrome.- Considerations on Experimental Neuromodulation Following Grafting the Spinal Cord to Skeletal Muscles for Clinical Application.- Surgery of Cerebellopontine angle Epidermoids.

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This is an update of a book written by neurosurgeons who were trained by Professor Madjid Samii that follows the traditional principles of their mentor's philosophy in the diagnosis and management of various neurosurgical pathologies and presents the authors' own personal experiences. ... The audience includes trainees and established practitioners in neurosurgery. It also will be helpful for ENT surgeons, neuroradiologists, and neurologists. (Ramsis Farid Ghaly, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2015) This is a comprehensive text well written with several photomicrographs, line drawings, and illustrations documenting the current approaches in neurosurgery. ... This is an outstanding book for residents, fellows, and young neurosurgeons. More senior neurosurgeons will find up to date and current thinking with respective to the various pathologies. (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, August, 2014)


This is an update of a book written by neurosurgeons who were trained by Professor Madjid Samii that follows the traditional principles of their mentor's philosophy in the diagnosis and management of various neurosurgical pathologies and presents the authors' own personal experiences. ... The audience includes trainees and established practitioners in neurosurgery. It also will be helpful for ENT surgeons, neuroradiologists, and neurologists. (Ramsis Farid Ghaly, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2015) This is a comprehensive text well written with several photomicrographs, line drawings, and illustrations documenting the current approaches in neurosurgery. ... This is an outstanding book for residents, fellows, and young neurosurgeons. More senior neurosurgeons will find up to date and current thinking with respective to the various pathologies. (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, August, 2014)


Author Information

Marcos S. Tatagiba, MD, PhD, studied medicine at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before undertaking neurosurgical training from 1987 to 1993 in the Department of Neurosurgery, Nordstadt Hospital, Hannover, Germany, under the chairmanship of Prof. Madjid Samii. He presented his doctoral and post-doctoral theses at Hannover Medical School in 1992 and 1998. Since 2000 he has been Vice Director of the International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover; Vice Director of the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Freiburg; Director and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tübingen; and Chairman and Director, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Zurich. Professor Tatagiba is the author of 237 articles in peer-reviewed journals and the recipient of several prizes, including the Neurosurgical Research Foundation Prize from the German Society of Neurosurgery (2002) and the Innovationspreis Medizintechnik – BMBF (2007). Professor Tatagiba served as President of the German Academy of Neurosurgery in 2010-11 and is President-elect of the German Society of the Skull Base. Paulo Henrique Pires de Aguiar, MD, PhD, graduated from the São Paulo Medical School, Brazil, in 1987 and then undertook a residency in neurosurgery at Hospital das Clinicas of São Paulo Medical School and a Clinical Fellowship in skull base surgery at Nordstadt Hospital, Hannover, Germany. In 1994 he was appointed Assistant Professor of the Division of Neurosurgery at Hospital das Clinicas, São Paulo. He was awarded a PhD in Neuropathology at São Paulo Medical School in 1998. He became Post-graduation Professor in the Department of Neurology at São Paulo Medical School in 2003 and Professor of Neurosurgery in June 2006. He is also Post-graduation Professor in the Department of Surgery at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Professor Aguiar has published 105 chapters in Portuguese, English, and Spanish on the topics of skull base surgery,neuro-oncology, and vascular neurosurgery and edited eight books on neurosurgery. Ricardo Ramina, MD, PhD, studied medicine at the Pontifical Catholic University in Curitiba, Brazil, before completing residencies in neurosurgery in Curitiba, Frankfurt, and Hannover. In 1986 he was appointed Chairman of the Neurosurgical Department at Nações Hospital in Curitiba, Brazil and since 2004 he has been Chairman of the Neurosurgical Department of the Neurological Institute of Curitiba [WFNS (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies) Post-Graduate Training Center]. Since 2006 he has been Professor of the Postgraduate Course in Surgery at the Pontifical Catholic University of Curitiba, having previously been an Associated Professor of Neurosurgery at George Washington University, Washington and State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. He has published more than 160 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has given more than 600 lectures and presentations on various topics in neurosurgery as an invited guest or guest of honor at national and international congresses.

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