Neuronavigation and stereotaxy are techniques designed to help neurosurgeons precisely localize different intracerebral pathological processes by using a set of preoperative images (CT, MRI, fMRI, PET, SPECT etc.). The development of computer assisted surgery was possible only after a significant technological progress, especially in the area of informatics and imagistics. The main indications ...

M.D., K.L.H. (France), K.C. (Italy). 1938. Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia and London. Volume I:?General Operative Consideration, Surgery of the Head and Neck and Plastic Surgery. Pp. xiii plus 526 plus xix. Volume II:?Surgery of Nerves, Vessels, Bones, Surgery of Breast and Chest. Pp. vii plus from 527 to 1229 plus xxv. Volume III:? Abdominal Surgery, Hernia, Genito-Urinary...

The amniotic membrane is the innermost of the three layers forming the fetal membranes. It was first used in 1910 in skin transplantation. Thereafter it has been used in surgical procedures related to the genito-urinary tract, skin, brain, and head and neck, among others. The first documented ophthalmological application was in the 1940s when it was used in the treatment of ocular burns. Follow...

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was first described in 1992 by Gagner et al. In present this minimally invasive procedure are become “gold standard” surgical management of Cushing’s syndrome, pheochromocytoma, aldosteronoma, and adrenal incidentaloma. Benefit outcome of laparoscopic adrenalectomy are less postoperative pain, decrease postoperative morbidity, decreased hospital stay and allow patient...

Copyright © 2009 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Extended endoscopic endonasal approaches are becoming increasingly applied in the management of various intracranial pathol ogies along the midline cranial base. On one end of the complexity spectrum lie lesions such as pituitary adenomas and encephaloceles of the cribriform plate, which can be more easily approached through the endonasa...

Currently there are no FDA-approved DMEK injectors. American surgeons have found many creative off-label methods around this obstacle. Many surgeons use modified intraocular lens injection cartridges for this purpose. The Staar microinjector (Staar Surgical Company, Monrovia, CA) was one of the most common inserters initially used for DMEK in the US (Fig. 131.1B). The Staar injector is an open ...

This study redescribes an arthroscopic bridge technique for repair of avulsion of the posterior cruciate ligament. The procedure is performed step-to-step. In this technique we created two bone tunnels in the anterior aspect of the tibia and inferior medial of the tibia tuberosity and then create suture fixation of the fragment using the suture bridge. The arthroscopic bridge technique was used...

  Background: When non-operative treatment of tennis elbow fails; a surgical procedure can be performed to improve the associated symptoms. Different surgical techniques for treatment of lateral epicondylitis are prescribed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of surgical treatment for tennis elbow based on small incision techniques.   Methods: This technique ...