Microsurgical Basics and Bypass Techniques

All neurosurgeons must undergo rigorous training in the laboratory and practice bypass techniquesrepetitively before performing microneurosurgery on a patient. Microsurgical Basics and Bypass Techniquesby Evgenii Belykh, Nikolay Martirosyan, M. Yashar S. Kalani, and Peter Nakaji is a comprehensive yetsuccinct manual on fundamental laboratory techniques rarely included in clinical textbooks. The resourcesimplifies repetitive microsurgical practice in the laboratory by providing a menu of diverse, progressivelychallenging exercises.Step-by-step instructions accompanied by easy-to-understand illustrations, expert commentary, andvideos effectively bridge the gap between laboratory practice and operating room performance. Thebook starts with an opening chapter on four founding principles of microsurgical practice inherited fromgreat thinkers and concludes with a chapter featuring cerebrovascular bypass cases. Chapters 2-8 offer acomplete one-week curriculum, with a different lab exercise each day, focused on learning basicmicrosurgery skills.