The long-awaited Second Edition of Kempe's OperativeNeurosurgery is being prepared by Dr. Michael Salcman with the assistance of Edward R. Laws, MD (pituitary surgery, epilepsy surgery, peripheral nerve surgery); Roberto Heros, MD (brain surgery, carotid endarterectomy); and Volker Sonntag, MD (spinal surgery). The book will be thoroughly updated and revised, but will preserve the user-friendly aspects of the original book: brevity and ease of practical application in the operating room environment.

From the reviews of the second edition:

"The second edition remains many of the features of the first, but has been significantly updated ? . The text and surgical illustrations are supplemented by useful schematic diagrams ? . The majority of the illustrations have been beautifully drawn ? . the authors have produced a concise, informative and practical manual ? . This book will feel equally at home in the library or as a companion to the operating theatre, making easier and more accessible the only real way to learn how to operate, which is to operate." (Richard Mannion, Acta Neurochirurgica, Vol. 147 (1), 2005)