Awards
- Commended for PROSE (Textbk/Clinical Medicine) 2015
Overview
An exquisitely illustrated guide to AVMs Honorable Mention at 2015 PROSE Awards! This sequel to Dr. Lawton's best-selling Seven Aneurysms focuses on microsurgical resection techniques for AVMs found in the lobes and deep regions of the brain. It categorizes the techniques 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, in which Dr. Lawton discusses what he believes to be the keys to successful AVM surgery: good patient selection and best application of multiple treatment modalities. Key Features: Includes more than 700 spectacular full-color illustrations developed exclusively for this book Creates a system for conceptualizing and approaching AVMs Illustrates a stepwise process for AVM resection using strategic """"battle plans"""" Summarizing the common AVMs encountered in practice, neurosurgeons and neurosurgical residents will find this hybrid atlas-text to be an essential part of their armamentarium. ""
Full Product Details
Author: Michael T. Lawton ,
Michael T Lawton
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Imprint: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 1.270kg
ISBN: 9781604068757
ISBN 10: 1604068752
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 05 March 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
It is a valuable resource for residents, fellows, or young surgeons with an interest in scoliosis surgery because of the concise manner it goes through basic fundamentals of idiopathic scoliosis treatment up to the most complex cases.--AANS Young Neurosurgeons' Newsletter In attempting to convey lessons and insights gained from his experience in aneurysm surgery to current and future generations of neurosurgeons, in aneurysm surgery to current and futuregenerations of neurosurgeons, Dr. Lawton has achieved a resounding success through this book. --Journal of Neurosurgery
It is a valuable resource for residents, fellows, or young surgeons with an interest in scoliosis surgery because of the concise manner it goes through basic fundamentals of idiopathic scoliosis treatment up to the most complex cases.--AANS Young Neurosurgeons' Newsletter In attempting to convey lessons and insights gained from his experience in aneurysm surgery to current and future generations of neurosurgeons,in aneurysm surgery to current and futuregenerations of neurosurgeons, Dr. Lawton has achieved a resounding success through this book. --Journal of Neurosurgery
Author Information
Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery; Tong-Po Kan Endowed Chair; Chief, Vascular Neurosurgery, Director, Cerebrovascular Disorders Program, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA.
