Pathology and surgery around the vertebral artery [electronic resource] /
George, Bernard.editor.
Bruneau, Michaël.editor.
This is the first comprehensive book about surgery on and around the vertebral artery all along its cervical and intracranial course. This vessel has been considered for long as out of surgical reach leaving many different pathologies not or incompletely treated. The surgical exposure and control of the vertebral artery not only permit to treat lesions of the vertebral artery wall or developed in contact to it but also to improve the access to the intervertebral foramen (tumors, osteophytes), to the anterior aspect of the spinal cord (tumors, spondylotic spurs), to the foramen magnum and to the jugular foramen. This book written by leading experts includes all aspects of vertebral artery surgery from anatomy to imaging, surgical techniques and pathologies; it is illustrated by many figures especially operative views and schematic drawings so that the beginner as well as the experienced surgeon find useful information. One of the editors of this book (B. GEORGE) was recently awarded the Olivecrona award for his work on the surgery of the vertebral artery.
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Title Page; Copyright Page; List of contributors; Table of Contents; Foreword; Chapitre 1 History of vertebral artery surgery; Table of contents; History of anatomical and angiographic description of the vertebral artery; History of surgery; In the nineteenth century; Towards the microsurgical era; References; Chapitre 2 Embryology of the vertebral artery; Table of contents; General development of brain and vessels; The embryonic period; The foetal period; Vascular development; Spinal system; Spinal and spinal cord arteries; Spinal arteries; Anastomoses; Variations; Dural arteries
Spinal radicular arteriesPosterior fossa; The vertebro-basilar system; The postero-inferior cerebellar artery; The cervical arteries; Conclusions; References; Chapitre 3 Embryology of the cervical spine and cranio-vertebral junction; Table of contents; General features; Genetic control of segmentation process; Chondrification and ossification; Conclusions; References; Chapitre 4 Anatomy of the vertebral artery; Table of contents; Vertebral artery branches; Cervicospinal group; Muscular branches; Posterior spinal artery; Postero-inferior cerebellar artery; Segments; Anterior medullary segment
Lateral medullary segmentTonsillomedullary segment; Telovelotonsillar segment; Cortical segment; Perforating arteries; Choroidal arteries; Cortical arteries; PICA-cranial nerve relationships; Anterior spinal artery; Meningeal arteries; References; Chapitre 5 Relation between the cervical nerve roots and the vertebral artery; Table of content; Anatomo-surgical considerations; Dissection from the nerve roots to V2; Dissection from V2 to nerve roots; References
Chapitre 6 The origin of the anterior spinal artery from the vertebral artery: a brief overview of its anatomical variations and initial courseReferences; Chapitre 7 Anatomical variations; Table of contents; Embryology; General considerations; Size-hypoplasia-atresia-agenesia; Anastomoses; Types of carotido-vertebrobasilar anastomoses; Trigeminal artery; Otic artery; Hypoglossal artery; Proatlantal artery; Double origin; Duplications-fenestrations; Specific variations; Ostial VA segment; Abnormal origin; Subclavian artery and branches; Aortic arch; Other origin; Double origin
Transversary VA segmentAbnormal entrance level into the transverse canal; How to detect an abnormal level of entrance; Loops: incidence and clinical implications; Medial loop; Lateral loops; Bone anomalies; Anterior branch of the transverse process; High-riding VA; Suboccipital VA segment; Extracranial-extradural origin of the PICA; Intradural course of the C1-C2 VA; Bone anomalies; Intradural VA segment; Fenestrations; Rete vertebralis; Termination; PICA variations; PICA agenesis; Anomaly of origin; Course anomaly; PICA fenestration; Bihemispheric PICA; Abnormal branches; Duplicate PICA
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is the first comprehensive book about surgery on and around the vertebral artery all along its cervical and intracranial course. This vessel has been considered for long as out of surgical reach leaving many different pathologies not or incompletely treated. The surgical exposure and control of the vertebral artery not only permit to treat lesions of the vertebral artery wall or developed in contact to it but also to improve the access to the intervertebral foramen (tumors, osteophytes), to the anterior aspect of the spinal cord (tumors, spondylotic spurs), to the foramen magnum and to the jugular foramen. This book written by leading experts includes all aspects of vertebral artery surgery from anatomy to imaging, surgical techniques and pathologies; it is illustrated by many figures especially operative views and schematic drawings so that the beginner as well as the experienced surgeon find useful information. One of the editors of this book (B. GEORGE) was recently awarded the Olivecrona award for his work on the surgery of the vertebral artery.
Medicine.
Neurosurgery.
Otolaryngologic surgery.
Orthopedics.
Medicine/Public Health, general.
Neurosurgery.
Head and Neck Surgery.
Surgical Orthopedics.