Microvascular Decompression Surgery

Shi-Ting Li

ISBN 10: 9402413367 / ISBN 13: 9789402413366

Published by Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Mär 2019, 2019

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book provides an essential update on microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery, which has been widely accepted as an effective remedy for cranial nerve hyperexcitability disorders such as hemifacial spasm, trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, etc. The authors describe in detail those steps of the process that need the most attention in order to achieve an excellent postoperative outcome, including positioning, craniectomy, approach and identification of the culprit, etc. Though it primarily focuses on surgical principles and technical nuances, the book also addresses the intraoperative electrophysiologic monitoring and pathogeneses of hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 204 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Microvascular Decompression Surgery
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Mär 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9402413367
• ISBN 13: 9789402413366
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 178H x 11D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 178 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 441 grams

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Synopsis

This book provides an essential update on microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery, which has been widely accepted as an effective remedy for cranial nerve hyperexcitability disorders such as hemifacial spasm, trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, etc. The authors describe in detail those steps of the process that need the most attention in order to achieve an excellent postoperative outcome, including positioning, craniectomy, approach and identification of the culprit, etc. Though it primarily focuses on surgical principles and technical nuances, the book also addresses the intraoperative electrophysiologic monitoring and pathogeneses of hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia.

About the Author

Shi-Ting Li, MD, PhD and Jun Zhong, MD, PhD, are from the department of neurosurgery, XinHua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China. Raymond F. Sekula, Jr., MD, MBA, FACS, is from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.