Contents:

Rhoton

S Froelich K M Abdel Aziz H R van Loveren J T Keller

Tschabitscher R J Galzio

E de Divitiis F Esposito P Cappabianca L M Cavallo O de Divitiis

W Eisner T Fiegele

E de Oliveira E G Figueiredo W M Tavares A L Rhoton

N Sekhar S K Natarajan G W Britz B Ghodke

Samii V M Gerganov

Muzumdar Department of Neurosurgery InstituteHannover Hannover Germany

N Sekhar S K Natarajan G W Britz B Ghodke

Ch Lindquist

Subject index

20 years ago Professor Dolenc edited the first comprehensive and up-to-date text dealing with the cavernous sinus and addressing anyone concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of lesions of the skull base. Now, he has edited a new volume with articles by specialists in this topic presenting the state of the art in this technology. Common terms and phrases: anatomy aneurysms apex approach aspect basilar bone brain canal cavernous sinus cerebral clinical clinoid process complete connections course cranial nerve deficits described diaphragma sellae direct discussion dissection Dolenc drilling dura dural enters exposed exposure extends extradural facial first floor foramen formed fossa function Gamma Knife giant Grade head improved incision inferior internal carotid artery intracavernous involving lateral rectus muscle lateral sellar compartment lateral wall layer lesions located lower medial meningiomas monitoring months muscle Neurol Neurosurg Neurosurgery oculomotor opening operation ophthalmic ophthalmic nerve optic orbital patients petrosal plexus portion posterior posteriorly present provides proximal recording rectus region removed reported resection roof segment separated showing side skull base space sphenoid sinus structures superior superior orbital fissure surface surgery surgical technique temporal temporalis muscle treated treatment triangle trigeminal tumor upper vascular vein venous visual wing