Surgery Of Spinal Cord Tumors Based On Anatomy An Approach Based On Anatomic Compartmentalization Chun Kee Chung by Chun Kee Chung 9789811577703, 9811577706 instant download after payment.

This book describes and illustrates an approach to surgery for spinal
cord tumors that is based on a refined concept of anatomic
compartmentalization. The aim of this approach is to enable maximum
preservation of spinal cord function through confinement of the surgical
work to the involved compartment or compartments.
Importantly,
this involvement differs according to tumor type, and
the classification favored by the author takes this fully into account.
After introductory chapters on epidemiology and pathology, the anatomy
of the spinal cord relevant to surgery for spinal cord tumors is
discussed in detail and the proposed classification is clearly
explained. The surgical approach to each of the identified anatomic
compartments is then described, with attention to the roles of
intraoperative mapping techniques, diffusion tensor imaging, and
electrophysiologic studies in ensuring that spinal cord functions are
spared. Examples of the author’s experience when applying the proposed
approach are presented. The book is meant for neurosurgeons at all
levels of experience.