Transfacial access for neurosurgical procedures: an extended role for the maxillofacial surgeon. II. Middle cranial fossa, infratemporal fossa and pterygoid space.
A variety of osteoplastic flaps have been devised for transoral or extraoral access to the base of skull and the upper anterior cervical spine. Part I of this two-part review describes access to the clivus and upper anterior cervical spine. Part II will describe access to the middle cranial fossa, the infratemporal fossa and the pterygoid (retromaxillary) "space".
Grime
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London, England.
Haskell
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Robertson
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Gullan
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D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D009493:Neurosurgery; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery; D013515:Surgery, Oral; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery