Diagnostic and surgical challenges in the pediatric skull base.
Advances in management of adult skull base pathologies are increasingly being applied in children. Pediatric patients present special challenges because of their smaller anatomy, but potential gains in reduced morbidity make improvements in skull base approaches well worth pursuing.
Manning
Scott C
SC
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. scott.mannng@seattlechildrens.org
Bloom
David C
DC
Perkins
Jonathan A
JA
Gruss
Joseph S
JS
Inglis
Andrew
A
D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery