Seven AVMs : tenets and techniques for resection / Michael T. Lawton ; illustrations by Kenneth X. Probst.

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Exposure -- Subarachnoid dissection -- Draining veins -- Feeding arteries -- Pial dissection -- Parenchymal dissection -- Ependymal/deep dissection -- Arteriovenous malformation resection -- Intraoperative arteriovenous malformation rupture -- Surgeon factors -- Frontal arteriovenous malformations -- Temporal arteriovenous malformations -- Parieto-occipital arteriovenous malformations -- Ventricular and paraventricular arteriovenous malformations -- Deep arteriovenous malformations -- Brainstem arteriovenous malformations -- Cerebellar arteriovenous malformations -- Patient selection -- Multimodality management strategies and treatment selection.

This sequel to Dr. Lawtons best-selling Seven Aneurysms focuses on microsurgical resection techniques for AVMs found in the lobes and deep regions of the brain and categorizes them into subtypes to simplify the broad spectrum of brain AVMs neurosurgeons may encounter. The book is organized into three sections: The Tenets, which establishes eight steps for AVM resection; The Seven Arteriovenous Malformations, which describes the anatomical terrain and surgical strategies for thirty-two AVM subtypes; and The Selection section ...

Includes bibliographical references and index.

© 2014 Georg Thieme Verlag KG

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