Schmidek and Sweet: Operative Neurosurgical Techniques, Indications, Methods and Results: Expert Consult Online and Print 2-Volume Set

Here's the reference the Journal of Neurosurgery called "a welcome and most useful addition" and "definitely worth the price"back in a meticulously revised and updated New Edition! Once again,
it examines indications, operative techniques, complications, and results for nearly every neurosurgical procedure. A new co-editor, 31 new chapters, and a new standardized format make it essential to today's practitioner.

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Hone your skills for Master virtually every routine and specialized procedure for brain, spinal, and peripheral nerve problems in adult patients.

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Easily understand and apply techniques with guidance from more than 1,600 full-color illustrations.

Section I. Introduction

1. Assessing Surgical Innovation



Section II. Trauma to the Scalp, Skull, and Brain

2. Surgical Repair of Major Defects of the Scalp and Skull

3. Perioperative Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults

4. Surgical Management of Severe Closed Head Injury in Adults

5. Decompressive Craniectomy: Physiologic Rationale, Clinical Indications, and Surgical Considerations

6. Surgical Management of Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Adults

7. Penetrating Brain Injuries

8. Surgical Management of Trauma Involving the Skull Base and Paranasal Sinuses

9. Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks

10. Transnasal Endoscopic Repair of Cranionasal Fistulas



Section III. Orbit

11. Transcranial Approach to Lesions of the Orbit

12. Surgical Management of Intraorbital Tumors



Section IV. Anterior Skull Base

13. Transbasal Approach to Tumors Invading the Skull Base

14. Anterior Midline Approaches to the Skull Base

15. Orbitozygomatic Infratemporal Approach to Parasellar Meningiomas

16. Surgical Management of Olfactory Groove Meningiomas

17. Surgical Management of Tuberculum Sellae and Medial Sphenoid Ridge Meningiomas

18. Sphenoid Ridge Meningiomas

19. Surgical Management of Tumors Involving the Cavernous Sinus

20. Surgical and Endovascular Management of Aneurysms and Fistulas Involving the Cavernous Sinus

21. Craniofacial Resection for Anterior Skull Base Tumors

22. Transtemporal Approaches to the Posterior Cranial Fossa



Section V. Craniopharyngiomas and Pituitary Tumors

23. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pituitary Adenomas and Craniopharyngiomas

24. Endocrinologic Approach to the Evaluation and Management of the Patient Undergoing Surgery for a Pituitary Tumor

25. Transsphenoidal Approach to Pituitary Tumors

26. Complications of Transsphenoidal Microsurgery

27. Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery

28. Transcranial Surgery for Pituitary Macroadenomas

29. Surgical Management of Endocrinologically Silent Pituitary Tumors

30. Surgical Management of Growth Hormone-Secreting and Prolactine-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas

31. Repair of the Sella Turcica After Transsphenoidal Surgery

32. Management of Cushing's Disease

33. Craniopharyngiomas: A Summary of Data

34. Surgical Management of Craniopharyngiomas



Section VI. Intracranial and Intraspinal Cysts

35. Surgical Management of Arachnoid, Suprasellar, and Rathke's Cleft Cysts

36. Intraspinal Cerebrosypinal Fluid Cysts



Section VII. Management of Hydrocephalus

37. Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunting and Management of Pediatric Hydrocephalus

38. Surgical Management of Adult Hydrocephalus



Section VIII. New Technologies in Neurosurgery

39. Neuronavigation in Neuroendoscopic Surgery

40. Gamma Knife Surgery for Cerebral Vascular Malformations, Tumors, and Functional Disorders

41. CT/MRI-Based Computer-Assisted Volumetric Stereotactic Resection of Intracranial Lesions

42. Intraoperative Neurophysiology: A Tool to Prevent and/or Document Intraoperative Injury to the Nervous System

43. Ultrasound in Neurosurgery



Section IX. Brain Tumors

44. Frame-Based Stereotactic Brain Biopsy

45. Surgical Management of Cerebral Metastases

46. Management of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphomas

47. Current Surgical Management of High-Grade Gliomas

48. Surgical Management of Low-Grade Gliomas

49. Surgical Management of Lesions in Eloquent Areas of Brain

50. Surgical Management of Recurrent Gliomas

51. Surgical Management of Convexity, Parasagittal, and Falx Meningiomas

52. Neuroendoscopic Approach to Intraventricular Tumors

53. Approaches to Lateral and Third Ventricular Tumors

54. Transcallosal Approach to Tumors of the Third Ventricle

55. Pineal Region Masses: Clinical Features and Management

56. Alternate Surgical Approaches to Pineal Region Neoplasms

57. Supracerebellar Approach for Pineal Region Neoplasms



Section X. Brain Stem Tumors

58. Surgical Management of Brain Stem, Thalamic, and Hypothalamic Tumors



Section XI. Posterior Fossa Tumors

59. Surgical Management of Cerebellar Hemorrhage and Cerebellar Infarction

60. Surgical Management of Cerebellar Astrocytomas in Adults

61. Surgical Management of Tumors of the Fourth Ventricle

62. Radiosurgery of Vestibular Schwannomas

63. Suboccipital Transmeatal Approach to Vestibular Schwannoma

64. Translabyrinthine Approaches to Vestibular Schwannomas

65. Vestibular Nerve Section in the Management of Intractable Vertigo

66. Surgical Management of Lesions of the Clivus

67. Surgical Treatment of Neurofibromatosis

68. Posterior Fossa Meningiomas

69. Petroclival Meningiomas

70. Surgical Management of Glomus Jugulare Tumors

71. Surgical Management of Nonglomus Tumors of the Jugular Foramen



Section XII. Extracranial Vascular Disease

72. Surgical Management of Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease

73. Management of Dissections of the Carotid and Vertebral Arteries

74. Surgical Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage

75. Surgical Management of Moyamoya Disease in Adults



Section XIII. Management of Intracranial Aneurysms

76. Management of Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms

77. Surgical Management of Paraclinoid Aneurysms

78. Surgical Management of Posterior Communicating, Anterior Choroidal, and Carotid Bifurcation Aneurysms

79. Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms

80. Microsurgical Management of Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms

81. Surgical Management of Aneurysms of the Middle Cerebral Artery

82. Intraoperative Endovascular Techniques in the Management of Intracranial Aneurysms

83. Surgical Management of Terminal Basilar Artery and Posterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms

84. Surgical Management of Midbasilar and Lower Basilar Aneurysms

85. Surgical Management of Aneurysms of the Vertebral and Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Complex

86. Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Intracranial Aneurysms

87. Surgical Management of Intracranial Aneurysms Caused by Infection



Section XIV. Management of Intracranial Malformations

88. Surgical Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations

89. Surgical Management of Arteriovenous Malformations of the Scalp

90. Surgical Management of Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas

91. Surgical Management of Cavernous Malformations of the Nervous System

92. Surgical Management of the Brain Stem Vascular Malformations

93. Surgical Management of Spinal Cord Tumors and Arteriovenous Malformations



Section XV. Surgical Management of Epilepsy

94. Diagnostic Techniques in Surgical Management of Epilepsy: Strip Electrodes, Grids, and Depth Electrodes

95. Treatment of Intractable Epilepsy by Electrical Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve

96. Temporal Lobe Operations for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

97. Multilobar Resections in Epilepsy Surgery

98. Multiple Subpial