Pedicled calvarial bone flap for reconstruction of the anterior skull base following tumor resection.
According to our experience in five patients, the calvarial bone flap pedicled on the temporalis muscle in combination with a galeal-pericranial flap can be recommended for one-stage reconstruction of the anterior skull base following tumor resection. It gives good support to the brain, prevents CSF leakage and ascending infection, and can be used for closure of defects exceeding the midline.
Undt
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University Clinics for Maxillofacial Surgery and Neurosurgery, Medical School of the University of Vienna, Austria.
Hollmann
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Schuster
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Rasse
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D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome