Surgery | Edinburgh (Scotland) |

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Four drawings on a single page depicting the method of accessing and ligating an intracranial aneurysm; 1) overall view of head and planned surgical incision points indicated, 2 & 3) craniotomy + retraction of the brain to reveal the aneurysm underneath, 4) close-up view of method of ligating aneurysm.

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Single illustration demonstrating a craniotomy performed above the location of the aneurysm. The meninges have been pulled back to reveal the aneurysm. Numbered II.

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Single illustration demonstrating successfully resected aneurysm.. Numbered VI.

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Series of three drawings depicting the ligation of the vessels supplying the aneurysm. Numbered III, IV and V. Accompanied by note, "C.A.F Series. Slide 313 CAF1."

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Three drawings on one page showing the steps involved in the removal of a pituitary tumour which is pressing on the optic chiasm. 1) drawing showing the outline of the planned craniotomy over the orbit, 2) retraction of the pia matter and the frontal lobe to allow access to the mass, 3) post-removal of the mass.

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Series of four drawings showing the removal of a fluid filled sac above and within the pituitary fossa. Firstly the sac is drained, and then removed via frontal craniotomy.

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Two drawings of a brain labelled '1. Normal' and '2', placed next to a a third drawing of a procedure on a brain. Drawings 1 and 2 depict the recesses of the brain in which CSF circulates. Drawing 3 depicts a craniotomy to treat an unknown pathology.

Scope and Contents Pencil drawing of a frontosphenotemporal craniotomy to reveal a tumour pressing on the optic chiasm. Before and after drawings are provided of the removal of mass. The mass is most likely a tumour of the pituitary pressing on the optic chiasm, and likely causing a bitemporal hemianopia. Dott was known for his groundbreaking work in craniopharyngiomas of the hypothalamus/pituitary gland – however, a lack of annotations on the illustration makes distinguishing the exact tumour pathology...

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Single surgical illustration of a frontosphenotemporal craniotomy to access a pituitary adenoma.

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Sagittal view of the brain depicting a fluid filled cyst above the pituitary (possibly haemorrhagic pituitary adenoma or Rathke cleft cyst). Subsequent drawings show cyst drainage and removal via frontosphenotemporal craniotomy.