Operative Manual of Neurosurgery: A Step by Step Pictorial Atlas

Comprising two volumes, this pictorial atlas is a comprehensive guide to operative neurosurgery for trainees.

Divided into 21 sections across more than 1700 pages, the book begins with discussion on preoperative and intraoperative considerations, and basic techniques.

Each of the following sections covers numerous surgical procedures for disorders in the brain and spine including trauma, tumours, skull base surgery, vascular surgery, cervical spine, minimally invasive spine surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, and many more.

A complete section is dedicated to paediatric neurosurgery and the book concludes with chapters on postoperative management.

Presented in a step by step format, the atlas explains procedures using detailed photographs and illustrations.

Each chapter begins with an introduction, then radiological imaging, guidance on positioning, and direction on the surgical technique.

Authored by recognised experts in the field, this book is an invaluable resource for junior and trainee neurosurgeons.

S Balaji Pai MBBS DNB (Neurosurgery) MBA (Hospital Management)
Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India