Controversies in Neurological Surgery

Expand your knowledge of state-of-the-art neurological surgery techniques!

This text provides insights into current trends and controversial issues regarding state-of-the-art techniques in neurosurgery, interventional neuroradiology, and endovascular surgery. The authors confront such questions as: Are unruptured aneurysms managed most effectively by neurosurgical clipping or endovascular coiling? Is surgery or endovascular coiling the best treatment for ruptured cerebral aneurysms of the anterior or posterior cerebral circulation? In managing arteriovenous malformations and fistulas, should clinicians use neurointerventional techniques or surgery, or a combination of both?

Highlights:

• More than 240 excellent illustrations, figures, and radiological images reviewing key concepts
• Detailed coverage of treatments for ischemic diseases, including extracranial and intracranial atherosclerosis
• Discussion of the organizational issues of integrating subspecialties and training subspecialists

This text also offers you the opportunity to earn valuable CME credits online. Neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, neurologists, vascular surgeons, and specialists will find the book's balanced coverage of critical current issues in neurosurgery an indispensable aid in making informed decisions.

(A co-publication of Thieme and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

Section I Trends in Neurovascular Medicine
1 Trends in Neurovascular Surgery
2 Trends in Endovascular Surgery
3 Novel Approaches to Neurovascular Diseases
4 Implications of Trends in the Marketplace for Neurovascular Diseases
5 Neuroendovascular Diseases: Past, Present, and Future
Section II Clinical Controversies
A Unruptured Aneurysms
6 Unruptured Aneurysms: A Neurological Perspective
7 Unruptured Aneurysms: A Surgical Perspective
B Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
8 Surgical Treatment of Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
9 Endovascular Treatment of Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
C Posterior Circulation Aneurysms
10 Surgical Treatment of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms
11 Endovascular Treatment of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms
D Arteriovenous Malformations
12 Surgical Treatment of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations
13 Endovascular Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations
14 Radiosurgical Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations
E Arteriovenous Fistulas
15 Surgical Treatment of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
16 Endovascular Treatment of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
F Extracranial Therosclerotic Disease
17 Surgical Treatment of Extracranial Vascular Occlusive Disease
18 Endovascular Revascularization of Carotid Artery Disease
G Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease
19 Diagnosis and Medical and Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease
H Cavernous Malformations
20 Microsurgical Treatment of Cavernous Malformations
21 Observation of Cavernous Malformations
Section III The Practice of Neurovascular Medicine
A Practice Structures
22 The Departmental Model for Practice
23 The Institutional Model for Practice: An Interventional Neurovascular Program Within an Academic Neurological Surgery Department
24 The Neurovascular Center Model for Practice
B Regionalization of Neurovascular Care
25 Regionalization of Neurovascular Medicine
C Data Collection
26 Resolving Controversy and Uncertainty with Evidence in Neurovascular Medicine
D Residency and Fellowship Training Objectives
27 Developing the Neurovascular Surgical Specialists of the Future
28 Developing the Endovascular and Neurovascular Specialists of the Future