"Neurosurgical Procedures: Innovative Approaches" ed. by Alba Scerrati, Pasquale De Bonis

This book is designed to be a comprehensive introduction to the neurosurgical procedures new developments and to their application in clinical practice. Authors have tried to provide a unique background and insights to coherently present these new technologies.

In the last few years, the development of new technologies in the medical field has allowed procedures and improved surgical techniques to be performed, which until recently would have been unthinkable. Modern neurosurgery is forever tied to technological progress: the development of robotics and robotic-assisted surgery; enhanced visualization, perfusion, and function monitoring in vascular surgery; new techniques of bone reconstruction; new cerebral imaging tools; and alternative treatments such as laser interstitial thermal therapy or immunotherapy for tumors.

Contents
1.Robotic-Assisted Systems for Spinal Surgery
2.Innovations in the Surgery of Cerebral Aneurysms: Enhanced Visualization, Perfusion, and Function Monitoring
3.Role of Cranioplasty in Management of Chiari Malformation
4.“Stealth Cranioplasty” for Adult Chiari Malformation Type 1: A Philosophical Journey of Innovation, Adaptation, and Evolution
5.Oncological, Vascular, and Spinal Uses of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Neurosurgery
6.MR-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Treatment of Brain Tumors
7.Immunotherapy for Glioblastomas