Selected midfacial access procedures to the skull base.
The indications and operative technique of various procedures commonly used to provide or increase access to the central skull base, anterior and middle cranial fossae, nasopharynx, infratemporal fossa and retromaxillary space are discussed with illustrative cases.
Spencer
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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Wiesenfeld
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D019291:Skull Base / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery