Book Review: Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery: A Practical Guide

Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery: A Practical Guide provides a step-by-step approach for the novice ENT and neurosurgeon who are training to be endoscopic skull base surgeons. The text is written in simple language and breaks down the anatomy, pre-operative preparation, as well intraoperative decision making in endoscopic skull base surgery. There are 250 high resolution intraoperative images, a chapter dedicated to surgical instruments, and a series of case reports that summarize the key concepts of radiological findings, surgical management, and postoperative care. The writing of this book is based on the author’s anecdotal experience making it readable and easy to understand as intended for its audience. The authors use their own experience as justification for their recommended methods rather than a stringent literature review of all methods and the indications for variations. However, the author’s approach is discussed and broken down into simple steps providing a strong foundation that can easily translate to an understanding of variations in approach. A strength of this book is its high resolution intraoperative images as well as its radiographical images, which provide an invaluable reference not only for surgical anatomy and various pathologies of the anterior skull base, but also as a step-by-step guide to the operation. This book will be very useful for both otolaryngologists and neurosurgeons in training to grasp the fundamentals of endoscopic skull base surgery. 939080 AORXXX10.1177/0003489420939080Annals of Otology, Rhinology & LaryngologyBook Review book-review2020