title: Midfacial degloving for the management of nasal, sinus, and skull-base neoplasms.
abstract: The midfacial degloving approach to the midfacial orbital and anterior skull base structures is very versatile. It provides excellent access to a wide range of resections, such as medial maxillectomy, radical maxillectomy with and without orbital exenteration, anterior skull base cranifacial resection, and partial rhinectomy. This technique is useful for removal of benign and malignant lesions. The postoperative complications are rare. Because of absence of external skin incisions the cosmetic results are excellent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106-5045, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Maniglia
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009808:Odontogenic Tumors / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018308:Papilloma, Inverted / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*