Neuroendoscopy

Historical Trends of Neuroendoscopic Surgery.- The Application of Neuroendoscopic Techniques in Improving Altered CSF Physiology.- International Trials and Collaborative Studies in Neuroendoscopy: Progress so far and Future Potentials.- Controversies in the Endoscopic Management of Various Forms of Hydrocephalus.- Current Status and Future Developments of Neuroendoscopical Management of Pituitary Tumours and Craniopharyngiomas.- Current Status and Future Developments of Neuroendoscopically Assisted Neurosurgery.- Neuroendoscopic Instruments and Surgical Technique.- Integrating Endoscopy in the Technological Environment of the Modern Neurosurgical Operating Room.- Endoscopic Management of Hypothalamic Hamartomas.- Neuroendoscopic Management of Ventricular Tumours in Children.- Neuroendoscopic Management of Colloid Cysts.- State of the Art of MR CSF Flow Imaging.- Neuroendoscopic Management of Suprasellar Arachnoid Cysts.- Neuroendoscopic Management of Parenchymal Lesions.- Neuroendoscopic Techniques in the Management of Pineal Tumours.- Controversies in the Management of Middle Fossa Arachnoid Cysts.- Neuroendoscopy in Spinal Pathology: Experience, Latest Trends and Future Developments.-Endoscopy for Craniosynostosis.- Endoscopic Endonasal Repair of CSF Leak.- Man-to-Machine Interface in Neuroendoscopic Equipment.

Spyros Sgouros is Professor of Neurosurgery at the Attikon University Hospital in Athens, Greece. He has a known academic and research profile in pediatric neurosurgery. He has published extensively in CSF disorders, brain tumors and craniosynostosis. He is in the Executive Board of the International and European Societies for Pediatric Neurosurgery and the International Federation of Neuroendoscopy. He is Associate Editor of Child's Nervous System and is co-editing a new large textbook in CSF disorders, due to appear in print summer 2009. Professor Sgouros is reviewing papers for most mainstream neurosurgical journals.

From the reviews:"This text monograph concerns a comprehensive guide and atlas for neuroendoscopy of brain and spinal cord MIN. ... The book will be the best guide to neuroendoscopic anatomy and navigation for the CNS biopsies and surgeries. ... This book is of value to all neurosurgeons, residents, fellows, and medical students." (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, January, 2014)