Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery II

In 1992 the Editors published the first volume of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery (MIN I) which described the current state of the art in this rapidly developing field of neurosurgery and reported first clinical experiences with these new technologies. The subject of MIN II is limited to endoscopic anatomy, technical devices and surgical management of disorders suitable for endoscopic procedures. The indications and approaches in different diseases are still highly preliminary and longterm results are not yet available. The clinical value and the benefit to the patients treated with these new techniques must still be proven against the well established standards of microsurgery. This volume presents a critical update of neuroendoscopy.

Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Neurosurgery — a Survey.- Technology Assessment of Endoscopic Surgery.- Fundamentals of Laser Science.- Magnetic Field Guided Endoscopic Dissection Through a Burr Hole May Avoid More Invasive Craniotomies. A Preliminary Report.- New Kinds of Microneuroprotectors for Microsurgery and Endoscopy of Cerebellopontine Angle Neurovascular Decompression.- A Computer Assisted Toolholder to Guide Surgery in Stereotactic Space.- Ultrasound Guided Endoscopic Neurosurgery — New Surgical Instrument and Technique.- A Multipurpose Cerebral Endoscope and Reflections on Technique and Instrumentation in Endoscopic Neurosurgery.- Endoscopic Anatomy of the Third Ventricle.- Endoscopic Anatomy of the Ventricles.- “Stereology” of Intracranial Lesions.- Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Para- and Intra-Ventricular Cystic Lesions.- Stereotactic Techniques for Colloid Cysts: Roles of Aspiration, Endoscopy, and Microsurgery.- Neuroendoscopic Third Ventriculostomy. A Practical Alternative to Extracranial Shunts in Non-Cummunicating Hydrocephalus.- Endoscopic Surgery of Traumatic Intracranial Haemorrhages.- Endoscopic Stereotactic Interventions in the Treatment of Brain Lesions.- Stereotactic Endoscopic Resection of Angiographically Occult Vascular Malformations.- Endoscopic Stereotactic Treatment of Brain Abscesses.- Epiduroscopy and Spinaloscopy: Endoscopic Studies of Lumbar Spinal Spaces.- Operative Spinal Endoscopy: Stereotopography and Surgical Possibilities.