This Open Access book on Complications in Neurosurgery contains the proceedings of the 2nd ICCN conference held in Mumbai in 2019. The work illustrates and discusses key point of intra- and postoperative complications encountered in brain, spine and peripheral nerve surgery. In addition, this compilation addresses topics in ethics, with further contributions covering medico legal and didactic aspects.
It draws from the experience of an international team of experts from all subspecialties in neurosurgery, including oncology, vascular, spine, pediatrics and others.
The articles were written by renown specialists in the field who are stepping forward to share their valuable professional experience with colleagues following their joint mission to improve future patient care.
Preliminary contribution listipsilateral MCA infarct after Acom
clipping.- EC-ICA bypass for cav ICA- with monocular blindness.- Visal loss
in vascular cases.- AVM surgery - rupture; intraOP venous bleed.- AVM
rupture.- Vasospasm after AVM resection.- Delayed Complication after SRS for
AVM.- Cranipharyngioma surgery; vasospasm postop.- ICA blow out after CEA.-
post craniotomy meningitis and SDR.- Complications in CPA surgery.- Carotid
complications in SKBS.- CSF leak after surgery.- CSF leak after VS.-
tentorial notch meningioma.- Vnous comp./DVT/PE in parasag mening surg.- pit
surg compl impervous event = ICH.- how to close dural defect in SKBS.- key
hole surgery/endoscopy.- Compl due to lack of anatomy - pick one case!.-
Awake vs asleep in SMA.- Aneurysm surgery; avoid recurrences.-
spondylolisthesis - failure of device/ facet violations.- Second surgery in
glioma resection.- wounded glioma syndrome.- Fluorescence guided resections.-
Pial laceration from dural suture complication.- Delayed Epistaxis after
head injury ( fx amd ICA injury).- PNS surgery complications; focus on group
2.- II) CRPS from neuroma excision.- Complications following HCE.- compl -
general overview on BLINDNESS postop.- safe use of high power drill.- BURN
from ephys monitoring during intraOP MRI.- Hemostatic agent in pituitary
surgery.- Perioperative stroke in craniofacial surgeries.- Blindness after
frontal craniotomy.- upper cervical spine compl..- cervical esophagus
fistula.- Parasag. Mening Surg Compl.- general talk on "anatomy of a
complication.- personal talk on ethics in compications strategy.- Ethics in
Complications.- Learning Curve in NS.
Dr. Keki Turel graduated from Grant Medical College and J.J Group of Hospitals, one of the oldest in Mumbai and India. He got his P.G. degree (Master in Surgery) in Neurosurgery in 1975 and was Head of Dept. of Neurosurgery, Bombay Hospital, 1994-2011 where he remains Prof. Emeritus. He organized landmark conferences in Mumbai while presiding over many associations and was Chairman and Organizer of the first ever International Conference on Complications in Neurosurgery (March 2017). He remains the President of Skull Base Trust of India, since its inception in 1998.
Dr. Ekkehard Kasper graduated from Freiburg University Medical School in Germany with magna cum laude as Doctor of Medicine (MD) by thesis. He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy Degree from Oxford University, where he studied Neurobiology as a Rhodes Scholar 1988-1991 under Dr. Colin Blakemore. After his return to Germany, he worked with Dr. Christoph Ostertag at the University of Freiburg in Neurosurgical Oncology as well as Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery before continuing his training at Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. After graduating from residency, he became faculty member and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School. From 2018-2021 he served as Professor and Academic and Clinical Head of Neurosurgery at McMaster University, before returning to Boston in his current position.
