▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁sk ull ▁of ▁a ▁ 5 1 - year - old ▁woman ▁named ▁Claud ia ▁Let ter man . ▁ ▁This ▁less - in vas ive ▁technique , ▁which ▁requires ▁a ▁much ▁smaller ▁inc ision , ▁prom otes ▁better ▁blood ▁flow ▁and ▁reduces ▁recovery ▁time , ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁adv ancement ▁in ▁neu ros urg ery , ▁as ▁shown ▁by ▁its ▁appearance ▁as ▁the ▁graph ic ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁journal ▁Neu ros urg ery ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Sc an lan ▁International , ▁Abd ul ra uf ▁also ▁developed ▁the ▁neu ros urg ical ▁instrument ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁Abd ul ra uf ▁by pass ▁technique . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁Abd ul ra uf ▁has ▁author ed ▁the ▁main ▁reference ▁text book ▁for ▁by pass ▁brain ▁surg ery ▁titled ▁C ere br al ▁Re vas cular ization : ▁Te chni ques ▁in ▁Ext rac ran ial - to - Int rac ran ial ▁B yp ass ▁S urg ery : ▁Ex pert ▁Cons ult ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁editor ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁edition ▁of ▁Princi ples ▁of ▁Neu ros urg ery . ▁ ▁A ▁list ▁of ▁selected ▁publications ▁is ▁below : ▁▁ ▁Ellen b ogen ▁R G ▁and ▁Abd ul ra uf ▁SI , ▁Edit ors . ▁Princi ples ▁of ▁Neu ros urg ery , ▁Third ▁Edition . ▁Copy right ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Else vier , ▁Inc . ▁. ▁ ▁Abd ul ra uf