Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery II (Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, 61)

In 1992 the Editors published the first volume of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery (MIN I) which described the current state of the art in this rapidly developing field of neurosurgery and reported first clinical experiences with these new technologies. The subject of MIN II is limited to endoscopic anatomy, technical devices and surgical management of disorders suitable for endoscopic procedures. The indications and approaches in different diseases are still highly preliminary and longterm results are not yet available. The clinical value and the benefit to the patients treated with these new techniques must still be proven against the well established standards of microsurgery. This volume presents a critical update of neuroendoscopy. Front Matter....Pages i-vii Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Neurosurgery—a Survey....Pages 1-12 Technology Assessment of Endoscopic Surgery....Pages 13-19 Fundamentals of Laser Science....Pages 20-33 Magnetic Field Guided Endoscopic Dissection through a Burr Hole May Avoid More Invasive Craniotomies A Preliminary Report....Pages 34-39 New Kinds of Microneuroprotectors for Microsurgery and Endoscopy of Cerebellopontine Angle Neurovascular Decompression....Pages 40-42 A Computer Assisted Toolholder to Guide Surgery in Stereotactic Space....Pages 43-45 Ultrasound Guided Endoscopic Neurosurgery—New Surgical Instrument and Technique....Pages 46-48 A Multipurpose Cerebral Endoscope and Reflections on Technique and Instrumentation in Endoscopic Neurosurgery....Pages 49-53 Endoscopic Anatomy of the Third Ventricle....Pages 54-56 Endoscopic Anatomy of the Ventricles....Pages 57-61 “Stereology” of Intracranial Lesions....Pages 62-68 Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Para- and Intra-Ventricular Cystic Lesions....Pages 69-75 Stereotactic Techniques for Colloid Cysts: Roles of Aspiration, Endoscopy, and Microsurgery....Pages 76-78 Neuroendoscopic Third Ventriculostomy A Practical Alternative to Extracranial Shunts in Non-Communicating Hydrocephalus....Pages 79-83 Endoscopic Surgery of Traumatic Intracranial Haemorrhages....Pages 84-91 Endoscopic Stereotactic Interventions in the Treatment of Brain Lesions....Pages 92-97 Stereotactic Endoscopic Resection of Angiographically Occult Vascular Malformations....Pages 98-101 Endoscopic Stereotactic Treatment of Brain Abscesses....Pages 102-105 Epiduroscopy and Spinaloscopy: Endoscopic Studies of Lumbar Spinal Spaces....Pages 106-107 Operative Spinal Endoscopy: Stereotopography and Surgical Possibilities....Pages 108-114 Back Matter....Pages 115-115 Endoscopic neurosurgical interventions gain in importance. This book gives adetailed description of the recent indi- cations of endoscopic procedures inmodern neurosurgery. They include endoscopic stereotaxy, endoscopic evacuations of intracerebral hematomas, cysts and abscesses as well as endoscopic interventions on brain tumors. An extended over- view about the usable endoscopes and the operative equipment is pointed out