title: Skull base surgery: an emerging new specialty.
abstract: The field of Skull base Surgery evolved rapidly over the past several years. The techniques that were developed now make it possible to treat lesions that were previously deemed inaccessible. This article is a review of some of the aspects of this evolving specialty. Three representative cases will be presented and discussed with special emphasis on patient selection, surgical complications and postoperative rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467, USA.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Feghali
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000601:surgery; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery; D010036:Otolaryngology; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000601:surgery