Skull Base Reconstruction in the Pediatric Patient
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Skull base reconstruction.
Various surgical techniques for extirpation of anterior skull base tumors have been established over the past few years. Tumors that are located in this anatomical area may invade both soft and hard tissues of the skull base. In such cases, an en bloc tumor resection may create extensive skull base defects and produce a free conduit between the paranasal sinuses and the intracranial space. Foll...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2193-6331,2193-634X
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615806