title: Transfacial access for neurosurgical procedures: an extended role for the maxillofacial surgeon. I. The upper cervical spine and clivus.
abstract: 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 will describe 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".
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London, England.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Grime
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haskell
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gullan
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013515:Surgery, Oral