Table of Contents

Part I Pediatric Anatomy, Approaches, and Surgical Considerations
1 Anatomy of the Developing Pediatric Skull Base
2 Pediatric Rhinologic Considerations
3 Anesthetic Considerations in Pediatric Patients
4 Patient Positioning and Operating Room Setup
5 Instrumentation
6 Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring during Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery
7 Endonasal Corridors and Approaches
8 Combined Transcranial and Endonasal Approaches
9 Transorbital and Multiportal Approaches
10 Endonasal versus Supraorbital Eyebrow Approaches: Decision-Making in the Pediatric Population
11 Ventral Approaches to Intraparenchymal Tumors of the Skull Base and Brainstem
Part II Pathology Specific to the Pediatric Skull Base
12 Meningoencephaloceles
13 Sellar Arachnoid Cysts
14 Odontoidectomy for Craniovertebral Junction Compression
15 Rathke's Cleft Cyst
16 Craniopharyngioma
17 Pituitary Adenomas: Functional
18 Pituitary Adenoma: Nonfunctional
19 Epidermoid and Dermoid Tumors
20 Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
21 Optic Pathway Glioma and Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma
22 Germ Cell Tumors
23 Chordoma
24 Chondrosarcomas
25 Malignant Skull Base Tumors
26 Subperiosteal Orbital Abscess
Part III Skull Base Closure, Complication Management, and Postoperative Care
27 Closure Techniques for the Pediatric Skull Base: Vascularized Flaps
28 Closure Techniques for the Pediatric Skull Base: Multilayer Closure
29 Closure Techniques for the Pediatric Skull Base: Gasket Seal
30 Closure Techniques for the Pediatric Skull Base: Bilayer Button
31 Closure Techniques for the Pediatric Skull Base: Lumbar Drains
32 Complication Management in Pediatric Endonasal Skull Base Surgery
33 Postoperative Care for Pediatric Skull Base Patients: The Neurosurgery Perspective
34 Postoperative Care for Pediatric Skull Base Patients: The Otolaryngology Perspective