Neuro-oncological surgery has rapidly emerged as one of the most demanding fields in
neurosurgery greatly benefitted by the advances in surgical and imaging procedures. The
Operative Atlas of Neurosurgery: A Compendium of 120 Neuro-oncological Case-based Surgical
Approaches serves the immediate requirement of a surgical atlas primarily focusing on
neuro-oncology for surgeons and students alike. This book contains over a hundred case-based
surgical procedures identifying microsurgical and endoscopic methods and is spread over nine
sections divided into two volumes. The purpose of this book is to provide a step-wise approach
to the excision of tumors in the central nervous system cranial vault and spine as well as
the peripheral nerves. The first seven sections deal with these while the last two sections
deal with the adjunctive modalities used to facilitate the surgical procedures and the
significance of the diagnostic modalities that have evolved over time respectively. Minimally
invasive techniques along with the conventional methods have been described in detail. Some
other salient features of the book are: . Sequential steps of the actual surgery have been
depicted as successive photographs and their legends. . Each chapter has sections comprising a
brief overview of the pathology in focus the nuances of the procedure conducted as well as
the various therapeutic options and operative approaches that are available. . The methods
related to patient-safety issues complication avoidance and the essential tips and pearls of
surgery are discussed. . Essential information on the relevant clinical neuro-anatomy is
highlighted with illustrative schematic diagrams and photographs. The cases have been presented
by experienced neurosurgeons otorhinolaryngologists and skull base surgeons along with
contributions from young doctors and residents who are just beginning this journey in their
chosen field. The chapters have been intentionally kept small and crisp thereby allowing busy
neurosurgeons to gain maximum information in the shortest timespan and to apply the same in
their work. This book will immensely benefit students and practitioners in the fields of
neurosurgery neurooncological surgery and ENT.
