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Endoscopic neurosurgical interventions gain in importance.
This book gives adetailed description of the recent indi-
cations of endoscopic procedures inmodern neurosurgery.
They include endoscopic stereotaxy, endoscopic evacuations
of intracerebral hematomas, cysts and abscesses as well as
endoscopic interventions on brain tumors. An extended over-
view about the usable endoscopes and the operative equipment
is pointed out

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Topographic Anatomy of Preformed Intracranial Spaces.- Endofiberscopic Intracranial Stereotopography and Endofiberscopic Neurosurgery.- Technological Fundamentals of Endoscopic Haemostasis.- Ultrasound Stereotaxic Endoscopy in Neurosurgery.- Fenestration of Intraventricular Cysts Using a Flexible, Steerable Endoscope.- Application of Superfine Fiberscope for Endovasculoscopy, Ventriculoscopy, and Myeloscopy.- Percutaneous Endoscopic Laser Discectomy (PELD). A New Surgical Technique for Non-sequestrated Lumbar Discs.- Neuroendoscopic Technique for the Operative Treatment of Septated Syringomyelia.- Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery by Means of Ultrathin Endoscopes.- Stereotactic Endoscopic Interventions in Cystic and Intraventricular Brain Lesions.- Tumour Resection by Stereotactic Laser Endoscopy.- Volumetric Stereotactic Resection of Superficial and Deep Seated Intraaxial Brain Lesions.- "Whole Body" Stereotaxy: Application of Stereotactic Endoscopy to Operations of Herniated Lumbar Discs.- Potential Use of Robots in Endoscopic Neurosurgery.

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