title: Lateral craniofacial approaches to the skull base and infratemporal fossa.
abstract: The field of skull base surgery has expanded dramatically the surgical horizons in the treatment of skull base neoplasms, which, previously, were considered inoperable because of their locations and relation to vital structures. This article aims to offer improved understanding of surgical indications and appreciation for some of the details of surgical techniques involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, New York 10003, USA.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Branovan
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Schaefer
mesh_terms: D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019291:Skull Base / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery