title: Facial translocation approach to the cranial base.
abstract: Facial translocation is a new approach which has been developed for surgical management of extensive lesions of the anterolateral cranial base, including the nasopharynx, sphenoid sinus, clivus, infratemporal fossa, superior orbital fissure, and cavernous sinus. Temporary displacement of the craniofacial skeleton allows direct, wide access to this complex anatomic area, while giving the surgeon a high degree of control over critical neural and vascular structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Janecka
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Nuss
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed