Bernard George, Bruneau Michaël, Spetzler Robert F. (eds.) Pathology and Surgery Around the Vertebral Artery

Springer, 2011. — 4682 p.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.History of vertebral artery surgery
Embryology of the vertebral artery
Embryology of the cervical spine and cranio-vertebral junction
Anatomy of the vertebral artery
Relation between the cervical nerve roots and the vertebral artery
The origin of the anterior spinal artery from the vertebral artery: A brief overview of its anatomical variations and initial course
Anatomical variations
Non-invasive imaging of the vertebral artery
Vertebral artery ultrasonography
Flow monitoring
Vertebral artery dissections
The lateral approach to the V1 segment of the vertebral artery
The lateral approach to the V2 segment of the vertebral artery
Surgical technique for the resection of tumors in relation with the V1 and V2 segments of the vertebral artery
Proximal vertebral artery revascularization
Indications and technique for microsurgical revascularization of proximal vertebral artery
The selective microforaminotomy
Oblique corpectomy
Oblique corpectomy biomechanics
Extrinsic compression of the vertebral artery
Compression by the vertebral artery
Nonpenetrating and penetrating trauma of the vertebral artery
Management of vertebral artery trauma
Surgical anatomy of the craniocervical junction
Surgical approaches to the V3 segment of the vertebral artery