Anatomy and Surgery of the Cavernous Sinus

The decision of Harvey Cushing to leave general surgery and concentrate on the infant field of central nervous system surgery was in retrospect a landmark in the history of neurosurgery. His concentrated work, and also that of his colleague Walter Dandy, originated with the desires of both pioneers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dolenc, Vinko V.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1.1 Anatomy of the cavernous sinus
  • Material and methods
  • Anatomic relationships
  • 1.2 Surgical triangles of the cavernous sinus
  • 1.3 Relation of the internal carotid artery to surgical triangles and bony sinuses
  • 1.4 Relation of the cavernous sinus to the sella
  • 1.5 Venous system of the cavernous sinus
  • 2 General approach to the cavernous sinus
  • 3.1 Combined epi- and subdural approach to carotid ophthalmic aneurysms
  • 3.2 Transclinoid transcavernous transsellar approach to basilar tip aneurysms
  • 4.1 Intracavernous (saccular, fusiform) aneurysms of the internal carotid artery
  • 4.2 Traumatic intracavernous aneurysms
  • 4.3 Carotid-cavernous fistulas
  • 5 Cavernous sinus tumors
  • References