Atlas of neurosurgical techniques; brain.0865779201 Atlas of neurosurgical techniques; brain. Sekhar, Laligam N. and Richard G. Fessler. Thieme Medical Publishers 2006 1074 pages $349.95 Hardcover RD594 This extensive atlas of neurosurgical techniques focuses on how to manage diseases and disorders of the brain. The 900 illustrations accompany discussions of aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, tumors, lesions, epilepsy and functional brain disorder, trauma, hydrocephalus hydrocephalus (hī'drəsĕf`ələs), also known as water on the brain, developmental (congenital) or acquired condition in which there is an abnormal accumulation of body fluids within the skull. , infections, stereotactic radiosurgery, and minimally invasive surgery minimally invasive surgery Laparoscopic surgery, see there. See Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. . Sekhar (neurological surgery, U. of Washington, and cerebrovascular cer·e·bro·vas·cu·lar adj. Relating to the blood supply to the brain, particularly with reference to pathological changes. cerebrovascular pertaining to the blood vessels of the cerebrum or brain. surgery, Harborview Medical Center Harborview Medical Center, located on Seattle's First Hill, is the public hospital of King County, Washington and is managed by the University of Washington. It was founded in 1877 as King County Hospital, a six-bed welfare hospital in a two-story south Seattle building. , Seattle) and Fessler (neurosurgery neurosurgery /neu·ro·sur·gery/ (noor´o-sur?jer-e) surgery of the nervous system. neu·ro·sur·ger·y n. Surgery on any part of the nervous system. , U. of Chicago Hospitals) compile 91 chapters, which cover indications, approaches, alternatives, anesthesia, surgical procedures, complications, and postoperative care, written by an international group of surgeons. The book serves as a companion volume to Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques: Spine and Peripheral Nerves. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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