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Forthcoming December 2009
Practical Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
A Comprehensive Guide
Edited by Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Vijay K. Anand, M.D., F.A.C.S.
275 pages (approx.). Hardcover. Color illustrations. 8½x11 in.
ISBN10: 1-59756-240-8. ISBN13: 978-1-59756-240-9
US$245.00 £154.00 AU$381.00
ABOUT THE BOOK
This new textbook is intended to instruct a broad audience on the technical nuances of endoscopic transsphenoIdal surgery for the treatment of pituitary tumors. Endoscopy is a tool that increases visualization in and around the sella and the endoscopic approach is a minimal access route that preserves normal mucosal planes and anatomy. However, endoscopy is merely a technique. The comprehensive surgical treatment of patients with pituitary tumors also requires an in-depth understanding of the pathophysiology of the pituitary-hypothalamic axis, the biology of pituitary tumors, intrasellar surgical techniques, indications for surgery, possible complications and medical alternatives. For this reason, a great deal of this textbook is written by neuroendocrine surgeons who may not use the endoscope, but who have treated pituitary tumors for many years and acquired expertise in their management. Other chapters are written by surgeons who may use both approaches or may have switched from one approach to the other. In unifying these various perspectives into one comprehensive guide, the book admirably serves the needs of otolaryngologists and neurosurgeons, as well as endocrinologists, opthalmologists and neurologists who also engage with this patient group.
CONTENTS
History of Pituitary Surgery. Anatomy of the Pituitary Gland and Parasellar Area. Endoscopic Equipment. Pre-operative Endocrine Evaluation. Indications for Surgery on Pituitary Tumors. Histology of Pituitary Tumors. Prolactinomas. Acromegaly. Cushing's Disease. Thyroid Producing Tumors. Non-Hormone Producing Tumors. Neuro-Ophthalmologic Considerations. Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Approach to the Sella. Clinical Pearls in Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery. Clinical Pearls in Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery. Clinical Pearls in Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery. Virtual Endoscopy in Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery. 3-D Stereoendoscopic Pituitary Surgery. Endoscope Assisted Transsphenoidal Surgery. Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery in the Cavernous Sinus. Microscopic Versus Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery. Microscopic Versus Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery. Transplanum, Transtuberculum Approach for Giant Macroadenomas. Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Fractionated Radiation for Pituitary Tumors. Intaoperative MRI and Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery. The Role of Stereotactic Navigation Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery. Intaoperative MRI and Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery. Anesthetic Considerations During Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery. Managing Post-operative Sinusitis. Postoperative Endocrine Management. Index
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Theodore H. Schwartz, M.D., F.A.C.S., received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. After completing his residency and chief residency in Neurosurgery at The Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Dr. Schwartz completed advanced fellowship training at Yale-New Haven Medical Center in the surgical treatment of brain tumors and epilepsy. Dr. Schwartz specializes in image-guided minimally invasive surgical techniques such as stereotaxis, endoscopy and intraoperative MRI, and has received numerous awards and fellowships including the prestigious van Wagenen Fellowship, awarded by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the von Humboldt Fellowship, awarded by the German Government. Dr. Schwartz is an Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and the Director of Brain Tumor, Epilepsy and Minimally Invasive Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery. He is also the director of a research laboratory investigating novel techniques for imaging and treating epilepsy, which is funded by several private organizations as well as the National Institutes of Health.
Vijay K. Anand, M.D., F.A.C.S., graduated from the University of Madras, India and completed his residency at the Jewish Memorial Hospital, the Misericordia-Lincoln Hospital, New York Medical College, and Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York. He is currently Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology, and Director of Postgraduate education in Rhinology in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, as well as serving as an attending surgeon at The New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Center, New York; The Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Vincent’s Hospital & Medical Center, New York, and Lenox Hill Hospital, New York. A former President of the American Rhinologic Society, he is an active participant and member of leading ORL-H&NS societies and has published widely in Rhinology and Sinus surgery.
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Primary: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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