This work details contemporary clinical knowledge on the multidisciplinary management of pituitary and other sellar/parasellar tumors, with a focus on surgical techniques and a particular emphasis on complication avoidance and management. International experts provide guidance on natural history, radiologic and clinical aspects, surgical indications, and resection techniques.In addition, case presentations and clinical photographs help the reader reduce the risk of error and advance their own surgical skills. Readers also have access online to streaming videos of key procedures to help them provide the best possible outcomes for every patient.
Transsphenoidal Surgery: Complication Avoidance and Management Techniques will be of great value to Neurosurgeons, Otolaryngologists, Endocrinologists, Radiation Oncologists, and residents and fellows in these specialties.
About the Author: Edward R. Laws, Jr., MD, FACS, FAANS
Department of Neurosurgery
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Aaron Cohen-Gadol MD, MSc.
Department of Neurosurgery
Indianapolis Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
Theodore H. Schwartz
Professor of Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology and Neuroscience
David and Ursel Barnes Professor of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Director, Anterior Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery
Laboratory for Epilepsy Research and Imaging
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
Jason P. Sheehan M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Radiation Oncology
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia USA
