Transpterygoid transposition of a temporoparietal fascia flap: A new method for skull base reconstruction after endoscopic expanded endonasal approaches

Laryngoscope

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 970-976

  Fortes, Felipe S G ^a   Carrau, Ricardo L ^a,b   Snyderman, Carl H ^a   Kassam, Amin ^a   Prevedello, Daniel ^a   Vescan, Allan ^a   Mintz, Arlan ^a   Gardner, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Large dural defects; New method; Previous posterior septectomy; Previous radiation treatment; Skull base reconstruction; Temporoparietal fascia flap; Transpterygoid transposition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NOSE CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL DEFECT; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPOROPARIETAL FASCIAL FLAP;

ENDOSCOPY; FASCIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; NASAL CAVITY; NECROSIS; PARIETAL BONE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; RADIATION INJURIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 34249879280     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e3180471482     Document Type: Article

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