Otoneurosurgery - Cannoni, Maurice

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Résumé :
This book describes the fundamental anatomic, pathologic and technical principles required in the practice of otoneurosurgery. It provides information on the conventional anatomic features of the petrous pyramid. Surgical techniques are described in detail and richly illustrated....

Sommaire:
Basic Anatomy.- The Petrous Pyramid.- The Petrous Cortex.- Surfaces.- Base.- Edges.- The Petrous Cavities.- Cochleovestibular Cavities.- Facial Canal.- The Carotid Canal.- Air Cells.- The Mastoid Cells.- The Petrous Cells.- Accessory Cells.- The Peripetrous Regions.- The Skull Base.- The Posterior Lacerate Canal.- The Dural Sinuses.- The Dura Mater.- The Cerebellopontine Angle.- Nerves.- Vessels.- The Arachnoid.- The Infratemporal Region.- The Extrapetrosal Facial Nerve.- Overlying Planes.- The Infratemporal Spaces.- The Pyramid in Operative Position.- Lateral Approaches.- Operative Perspective.- Segmentation of the Petrous.- Landmarks.- The Superior Approach.- Operative Field.- Landmarks.- Variants.- The Posterior Approach.- Operative Field.- Landmarks.- References.- Surgical Approaches.- Instrumentation.- Drilling.- Motors.- Burrs.- Irrigation.- Microsurgery.- The Microscope.- Micro-Instruments.- Fragmentation.- Peroperative Monitoring.- The Facial Electromyogram.- Evoked Auditory Potentials.- Other Methods.- Anesthesia.- Preoperative Care.- Peroperative Care.- Anesthesia.- Monitoring.- Fluid Supply and Antibiotic Treatment.- Postoperative Care.- Operative Techniques.- Transpetrous Routes.- The Extended Translabyrinthine Route.- The Retrolabyrinthine Route.- The Transcochlear Routes.- The Suprapetrous Routes.- Exposure.- The Classic Suprapetrous Route.- The Extended Suprapetrous Route.- The Extended Transpetrous Routes.- The Infratemporal Routes.- The Extended Transcochlear Route.- References.- Applications.- The Neurinomas.- Neurinomas of the VIIIth Nerve.- The Problems.- Indications.- Results.- Other Neurinomas.- Neurinomas of the Facial Nerve.- Neurinomas of the Mixed Nerves.- Neurinomas of the XIIth Nerve.- Trigeminal Neurinomas.- The Problems.- Indications.- Results.- Tumors of the Glomus Jugulare.- The Problems.- Invasive Features.- Hemorrhagic Features.- Secretory Features.- Indications.- Assessment of Tumoral Extension.- Therapeutic Options.- The Choice of Treatment.- Results.- Other Tumors.- Meningiomas.- Problems.- Indications.- Results.- Cholesterol-Containing Tumors.- Cholesteatoma of the Cerebellopontine Angle.- Primary Cholesteatoma of the Petrous.- The Cholesterol Giant Cyst.- Other Tumors.- Arachnoid Cysts.- Vascular Tumors.- Glial Tumors.- Malignant Tumors.- Lipomas.- Chondromas.- Other Tumors.- References.