Atlas of Neurosurgery: Basic Approaches to Cranial and Vascular ProceduresThe purpose of this Atlas is to provide neurosurgeons with an educational tool useful when preparing to perform common intracranial procedures. The operations chosen for review are based on a list created by determining the frequency of each procedure performed by the author. It is organized from the perspective of a surgical approach. The intent being to provide the surgeon with a framework to review ways of accessing a region and performing a particular surgical procedure. |
Contents
Frontotemporal Approach | 49 |
Frontal Approach | 83 |
Parietal Approach | 125 |
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