A Le Fort I osteotomy approach to lateral sphenoid sinus encephalocoeles.
Meningo-encephalocoeles of the skull base may present as spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea or acute meningitis. Previous approaches to midline skull base lesions have been either intracranial, via a craniotomy, or by transfacial or endoscopic extracranial approaches. This paper presents an alternative approach to lateral sphenoid sinus encephalocoeles through a Le Fort I osteotomy approach.
Reynolds
J M
JM
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Tomkinson
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Grigg
R G
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Perry
C F
CF
D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008588:Meningocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed