title: [Institutionalization of skull base surgery. Development, concept and initial experiences of the interdisciplinary center for skull base surgery of the Leipzig University].
abstract: The treatment of complex tumorous, inflammatory, traumatic, vascular processes, or developmental disorders of the skull base increasingly needs the interdisciplinary cooperation of specialties involved in diagnostics or treatment. Due to this inevitable cooperation of different hospital specialties, institutionalization of skull base surgery, organized as a center or working group, seems recommendable. Moreover, such a center may have additional effects on the external representation of skull base surgery, which is also important. On the initiative of 11 departments and institutes of the university hospital of Leipzing, the Interdisciplinary Center of Skull Base Surgery (IZSL) was founded in March 1997. The following aims were proclaimed: improvement of the interdisciplinary clinical treatment of patients with skull base diseases, evaluation of the patient's data, advancement of clinical and experimental research on the field of skull base surgery, as well as the organization of meetings for training and teaching and scientific meetings. Structure, concept, and first experiences of the interdisciplinary center of skull base surgery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Plastische Gesichtschirurgie, Universität Leipzig, Deutschland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frerich
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Seifert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bootz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hemprich
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Spanehl
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D012106:Research; D019291:Skull Base / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome