Reconstruction techniques in skull base surgery

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1015-1020

  Gagliardi, Filippo ^a,b   Boari, Nicola ^a   Mortini, Pietro ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

CSF leak; endoscopic techniques; flaps; reconstruction techniques; Skull base surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DURA MATER; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKULL BASE;

DURA MATER; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 79957988802     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31821015b5     Document Type: Article

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