title: Anterior skull base surgery.
abstract: This article focuses on selected key anatomic considerations in anterior skull base surgery, briefly reviews common pathologies of the paranasal sinuses, and provides an overview of surgical approaches, complications, and results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Nancy J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Fischbein
authors.forename: Griffith R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Harsh
mesh_terms: D035262:Cranial Fossa, Anterior / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome