Operative Neurosurgery : Volume 1 Cranial, Cerebral, and Intracranial Vascular Disease

A treatise on operative neurosurgery by an officer of the Regular Army would ordi­ narily be expected to emphasize management of trauma. But this is far from an ordinary effort and the reader will quickly realize that here we encounter a Handbuch in the classic mold. General neurosurgical procedures are presented with great clarity by an extra­ ordinary individual. Originally an ornithologist of repute and accomplished student of medieval history, Colonel KEMPE received his residency training in the large and well-balanced neuro­ surgical program at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Later, he was assigned to that service and has been Chief of Neurosurgery at the Center since 1965. Through the years, he has made it a practice to sketch the steps and surgical anatomy of his operative proce­ dures for inclusion in the hospital records, and these drawings have been used on rounds with young house officers as one of the many notable features of the Army's neurosurgical residency program. His remarkable talent with the sketchbook coupled with his devotion to detail in patient care and in teaching has culminated in an opus which will be of tremendous value. The book is based upon the rich personal experience of the neurosurgeons at Walter Reed. The illustrations and text bring to the student an understanding of anatomy and the important minute details of surgical approaches which are unexcelled in any other presently-available text. Front Matter....Pages I-XIII Craniotomy, Frontotemporal, Opening and Closure....Pages 1-21 Aneurysm, Anterior Part of Circle of Willis....Pages 22-75 Retrobulbar Intraorbital Tumors (Optic Nerve Glioma)....Pages 76-78 Pituitary Tumor (Adenoma)....Pages 79-89 Craniopharyngioma....Pages 90-93 Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma....Pages 94-97 Frontal Lobectomy....Pages 98-103 Olfactory Groove Meningioma....Pages 104-108 Sphenoid Ridge Meningioma....Pages 109-118 Cerebral Spinal Fluid Fistula (Rhinorrhea)....Pages 119-127 Falx and Parasagittal Meningiomas....Pages 128-141 Operative Repair of Dural Sinus....Pages 142-144 Tumors of the Third Ventricle....Pages 145-155 Subdural Hematoma....Pages 156-159 Extradural Hemorrhage....Pages 160-170 Trigeminal Rhizotomy (Temporal Approach)....Pages 171-179 Hemispherectomy....Pages 180-189 Temporal Lobectomy....Pages 190-195 Lateral Intraventricular Tumor....Pages 196-202 Aneurysm of the Basilar Artery....Pages 203-214 Subtemporal Meningioma....Pages 215-221 Clivus Meningioma....Pages 222-229 Lateral Tentorial Meningiomas....Pages 230-238 Occipital Lobectomy....Pages 239-243 Arteriovenous Malformation....Pages 244-263 Epilogue....Pages 264-264 Back Matter....Pages 265-272