Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The middle cranial base and cavernous sinus....Pages 3-25
The transition between the cavernous sinus and orbit....Pages 27-33
Venous anatomy of the lateral sellar compartment....Pages 35-51
Central skull base anatomy as seen through the endoscope....Pages 53-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Evolution from the classical pterional to the contemporary approach to the central skull base....Pages 61-74
Extended endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach to supra-parasellar tumors....Pages 75-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Neuromonitoring in central skull base surgery....Pages 89-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Surgical treatment of large/giant carotid-ophthalmic and other intradural internal carotid artery aneurysms....Pages 107-115
Surgical treatment of basilar apex aneurysms โ surgical approaches and techniques....Pages 117-126
Aneurysms of the intracavernous ICA: Current treatment....Pages 127-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Cavernous sinus meningiomas....Pages 139-152
Surgery of cavernous sinus meningiomas: advantages and disadvantages....Pages 153-162
Trigeminal neurinomas: surgical considerations....Pages 163-177
Bypasses for cavernous sinus tumors: history, techniques, and current status....Pages 179-189
Giant pituitary tumors: surgical treatment of 265 cases....Pages 191-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
The role of Gamma Knife surgery in the management of non-meningeal tumors of the cavernous sinus....Pages 207-221
Back Matter....Pages 223-227