William Harvey 1578-1657
Thomas Willis 1622-1675
Marcello Malpighi 1628-1694: “Omne vivum ex ovo”
Rudolf Virchow 1821-1902. “Omnis cellula e cellula”
Microneurosurgery
in 4 Volumes
M. G.Yaşargil
I
Microsurgical Anatomy of the Basal Cisterns and Vessels of the Brain, Diagnostic Studies, General Operative Techniques and Pathological Considerations of the Intracranial Aneurysms
II
Clinical Considerations, Surgery of the Intracranial Aneurysms and Results
III A
AVM of the Brain, History, Embryology, Pathological Considerations, Hemodynamics, Diagnostic Studies, Microsurgical Anatomy
III B
AVM of the Brain, Clinical Considerations, General and Special Operative Techniques, Surgical Results, Nonoperated Cases, Cavernous and Venous Angiomas, Neuroanesthesia
IV
Clinical Considerations and Microsurgery of the Tumors
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IIIA AVM of the Brain, History, Embryology, Pathological Considerations, Hemodynamics, Diagnostic Studies, Microsurgical Anatomy
M. G.Yaşargil
Collaborators: P. J. Teddy, A. Valavanis
Contributors:
H. M. Duvernoy, H. M. Keller,
St. Kubik, M. Marin-Padilla
Illustrated by P. Roth
242 partly colored Figures in
808 Illustrations, 34 Tables
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Addresses
Yaşargil, M. G., M. D., Professor and Chairman Neurosurgical Department University Hospital, Zurich
Duvernoy, H. M., M. D., Professor Laboratoire d’Anatomie Université de Besançon, Faculté de Médecine Besançon
Keller, H.M., M. D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurology Zurich
Kubik, St., M.D., Professor Institute of Anatomy University of Zurich
Marin-Padilla, M., M. D., Professor Department of Pathology Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire
Teddy, P. J., DPhil, FRCS, Consultant Neurosurgeon The Department of Neurological Surgery Oxfordshire Health Authority The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford
Valavanis, A., M. D., Professor Department of Neuroradiology University Hospital, Zurich
Roth, P., Scientific artist Neurosurgical Department University Hospital, Zurich
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Acknowledgement
A number of colleagues assisted me in the preparation of this manuscript. To all of them I owe my most sincere thanks.
The original groundwork on the section of central AVMs was prepared some time ago by Dr. St. C. Boone. The early work on cerebellar AVMs was done by Dr. R. M. Crowell. Dr. M. D. Lusk composed much of the work on hemodynamics of AVMs. Dr. R.D. Smith, New Orleans, reviewed and compiled the clinical material.
Professor P. Kleihues reviewed the section on pathogenesis. Professor R. Meyermann contributed the section on histology and electron microscopic findings. Dr. H. G. Imhof reviewed the statistics regarding hemodynamics.
Virtually the entire work was then reorganized and expanded. Many new ideas and concepts were introduced and older ones reevaluated in the light of more recent literature. The manuscripts were then redrafted. In doing this I was helped by my colleagues Professor A. Valavanis and Dr. P.J. Teddy, to whom I owe special thanks.
Dr. K. R. Smith, St. Louis, reviewed the manuscript during his visit to Zurich in summer 1986. Final careful review of the entire manuscript with corrections and proofreading of the galley proofs were then done by Dr. G. F. Cravens, Dr. M. V. Reichman and Dr. M. V. Yancey.
The anatomical pictures, figures, and the text were contributed by Professor St. Kubik.
Mr. O. Reinhard and his co-workers (Department of Surgical Photography), produced the excellent photographic reproductions for the text.
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