Controversies in Neurosurgery II reflects real-world situations where multiple treatment options are often considered for difficult neurosurgical cases. Each chapter begins with an opening case in which experts describe the pros and cons of different treatment methodologies and operative techniques, helping neurosurgeons select the best treatment plan for individual patients in their practice. It is informed with the expertise of more than 100 of the world’s preeminent neurosurgeons.

Key features:

• Experts from all over the world offer their opinions on more than 20 controversial “hot” topics in neurosurgery, including a discussion about whether transcranial or endoscopic approaches are the better option for resecting colloid cysts and a lively debate about the optimal treatment of giant ophthalmic artery aneurysms
• All treatment options are presented concisely in one volume, so that neurosurgeons don’t have to spend time consulting other sources
• The moderators’ conclusion at the end of each chapter explains the scientific evidence about the case and synthesizes the views presented

Controversies in Neurosurgery II will be treasured by neurosurgeons and neurosurgery residents as well as by neurologists and neuroradiologists and will be a key volume in their
medical libraries for years to come.

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Contents

۱ Surgical Removal of Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas: Endoscopic vs. Microscopic
۲ Management of Parasagittal Meningiomas Involving the Superior Sagittal Sinus: Partial Removal with Radiosurgery vs. Total Removal with Repair
۳ Management of Petroclival Meningiomas: Subtotal Resection and Radiosurgery vs. Total Removal
۴ Management of Incidental Meningiomas
۵ Management of a Vestibular Schwannoma in a Single Hearing Ear of a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 2
۶ Management of Trigeminal Schwannoma: Microsurgical Removal vs. Radiosurgery
۷ Surgical Removal of a Pituitary Macroadenoma: Endoscopic vs. Microscopic
۸ Surgical Approaches to Pituitary Macroadenomas with Cavernous Sinus Extensions:Transcranial vs. Transsphenoidal Approach
۹ Treatment of Craniopharyngiomas: Total Removal vs. Subtotal Removal with Radiation
۱۰ Surgical Approaches to Retrochiasmatic Craniopharyngiomas
۱۱ Resection of Gliomas in Eloquent Areas of the Brain
۱۲ Approaches to a Colloid Cyst: Transcranial vs. Endoscopic
۱۳ Management of Unruptured Anterior Communicating Aneurysms: Coiling vs. Clipping vs. the Natural History
۱۴ Treatment of Giant Ophthalmic Aneurysms
۱۵ Treatment of Ruptured Wide-Neck Basilar Aneurysms
۱۶ Surgical Approaches to Basilar Tip Aneurysms
۱۷ Treatment of an Arteriovenous Malformation in Eloquent Areas
۱۸ Management of Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis
۱۹ Treatment of Patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia
۲۰ Treatment of Intractable Facial Pain
۲۱ Deep Brain Stimulation: Frame vs. Frameless Stereotactic Treatment
۲۲ The Application of Artificial Discs
۲۳ Clinical Trials: Are They Authoritative or Flawed?