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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neurol Surg Rep 2023; 84(01): e17-e20
DOI: 10.1055/a-2009-8865
Case Report

Skull Base Reconstruction following Surgical Treatment of Sinonasal Malignancies

Christopher Pool
1   Departments of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Orange County, Anaheim, California, United States
,
Arash Abiri
2   Departments of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, United States
,
Edward C. Kuan
2   Departments of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, United States
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Abstract

Skull base defects following resection of anterior cranial fossa and sinonasal tumors are not uncommon. Advances in endoscopic techniques have allowed for entirely endonasal resection and reconstruction of these tumors. This article discusses techniques in the evaluation and management of anterior skull base defects.

Keywords

skull base reconstruction - anterior cranial base - sinonasal malignancy - nasoseptal flap


Publication History

Received: 16 December 2022

Accepted: 03 January 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
10 January 2023

Article published online:
02 February 2023

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