This superb atlas presents comparative anatomical and surgical views of the lateral skull base, using both endoscopic and microscopic approaches. It examines in detail the radiological features of the lateral skull base and the related surgical approaches, and describes the temporal bone laboratory and its instruments. Each procedure is explained step by step and richly illustrated with nearly 600 high-definition images of cadaveric dissections. Written by leading experts in the field, this Atlas of Microscopic and Endoscopic Lateral Skull Base Surgery Dissection will be an invaluable reference for ENT surgeons and neurosurgeons in training, as well as for established surgeons.

Daniele Marchioni, MD, is Full Professor and Chairman of the Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Department at the University of Modena, Italy. He is a founding member of the International Working Group on Endoscopic Ear Surgery (IWGEES) and served as Chairman of the second World Congress on Endoscopic Ear Surgery. He collaborates with leading international hospitals and universities. Together with Professor Presutti, he performed the first transcanal endoscopic approaches for the treatment of ear cholesteatoma in Italy.

Alessia Rubini, MD, is an ENT surgeon in the Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Department at Modena University Hospital, Italy. She is an Executive Board Member of the International Working Group on Endoscopic Ear Surgery (IWGEES) and actively contributes to the advancement of surgical education. She has served as course director, instructor, and speaker at numerous national and international Temporal Bone Dissection Courses, Endoscopic Middle Ear Dissection Courses, and at a wide range of otology conferences and meetings.