Full Description
An exquisitely illustrated guide to AVMs
Honorable Mention at 2015 PROSE Awards!
This sequel to Dr. Lawton's best-selling Seven Aneurysms focuses on microsurgical resection techniques for AVMs found in the lobes and deep regions of the brain. It categorizes the techniques into subtypes to simplify the broad spectrum of brain AVMs neurosurgeons may encounter. The book is organized into three sections: The Tenets, which establishes eight steps for AVM resection; The Seven Arteriovenous Malformations, which describes the anatomical terrain and surgical strategies for thirty-two AVM subtypes; and The Selection section, in which Dr. Lawton discusses what he believes to be the keys to successful AVM surgery: good patient selection and best application of multiple treatment modalities.
Key Features:
Includes more than 700 spectacular full-color illustrations developed exclusively for this book
Creates a system for conceptualizing and approaching AVMs
Illustrates a stepwise process for AVM resection using strategic "battle plans"
Summarizing the common AVMs encountered in practice, neurosurgeons and neurosurgical residents will find this hybrid atlas-text to be an essential part of their armamentarium.
Contents
Section I: The Tenets
1 Exposure
2 Subarachnoid Dissection
3 Draining Veins
4 Feeding Arteries
5 Pial Dissection
6 Parenchymal Dissection
7 Ependymal/Deep Dissection
8 Arteriovenous Malformation Resections
9 Intraoperative Arteriovenous Malformation Rupture
10 Surgeon Factors
Section II: The Seven Arteriovenous Malformations
11 Frontal Arteriovenous Malformations
12 Temporal Arteriovenous Malformations
13 Parieto-Occipital Arteriovenous Malformations
14 Ventricular and Periventricular Arteriovenous Malformations
15 Deep Arteriovenous Malformations
16 Brainstem Arteriovenous Malformations
17 Cerebellar Arteriovenous Malformations
Section III: Selection Strategies
18 Patient Selection
19 Multimodality Management Strategies and Treatment Selection
Conclusion
