Osteotomy at the Le Fort I level. A versatile procedure.
Tumours of the nasopharynx, cervical spine and base of skull have been surgically excised using the Le Fort I maxillary osteotomy to gain access to them. Five cases that illustrate the versatility of the approach are presented. The Le Fort I osteotomy is recommended to oral and maxillofacial surgeons, ENT and neurosurgeons as a simple procedure to approach the described areas which leaves no external scars and gives good visualisation of the tumour to be removed.
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Regional Head and Neck Oncology Unit, Royal Liverpool Hospital.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002817:Chordoma / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery