Atlas Of Endoscopic Anatomy For Endonasal Intracranial Surgery Paolo Cappabianca by Paolo Cappabianca, Alessandra Alfieri, Enrico De Divitiis, Manfred Tschabitscher 9783709172551, 3709172551 instant download after payment.

I am honored to write a foreword for the book that Cappabianca et al. are producing for endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. Since transsphenoidal pituitary surgery was first developed in the early part of the twentieth century, the surgical technique has evolved  continuously. The introduction of the operating microscope into transsphenoidal surgery has brought a new epoch in pituitary surgery for decades. The surgical outcome improved and morbidity has been reduced in pituitary surgery. Now, we are entering a new era when computerassisted imaging is going to play a dominant role in  eurosurgical practice. Surgeons will no longer operate on a patient under direct visual perception. Rather, surgical procedures will be performed under the images produced on display monitors or screens. Many different images may be displayed simultaneously on multiple monitors. Surgical images from different perspectives, images displaying realtime surgical guidance, and images assisted by robotic

reinforcement are just a few to mention. Endoscopic images will be one of those types of images that surgeons will operate under. Although endoscope has been used in neurosurgical practice for almost a century, its use has been generally confined to the cerebral ventricular system, mainly due to the basic requirement of endoscopy that demands a hollow cavity for an operation. It is only recently that the use of endoscope in neurosurgery has been extended beyond the ventricular system. Rhinologic application of endoscopy into the paranasal sinus had shed a light on endonasal neuroendoscopy when an endonasal surgical corridor can be utilized in neurosurgical practice. It is just the beginning for neurosurgeons in their exploration of surgical ventures through the endonasal route utilizing endoscopic visualization.