Skull Base 1993; 3(4): 171-181
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1060582
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Nonpenetrating Clips Successfully Replacing Sutures in Base of Skull Surgery

Wolff M. Kirsch, Yong Hua Zhu, Robert A. Hardesty, George Petti, David Furnas
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Publication Date:
03 March 2008 (online)

Abstract

Reconstructive challenges engendered by skull base surgery are critical determinants of outcome. A novel nonpenetrating, arcuate-legged clip has proven to be both technically and biologically effective for management of these difficult closures. Clips have facilitated reconstructions associated with the surgical management of eight skull base cases: leiomyosarcoma of the orbit, middle fossa, ptyergopalatine fossa, two meningiomas (petrotentorial, cavernous sinus), vagus nerve paraganglioma, complex traumatic orbital dural tear, and one basilar and two vertebral artery aneurysms.