title: Diagnostic and surgical challenges in the pediatric skull base.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. scott.mannng@seattlechildrens.org
authors: Scott C
authors: SC
authors: Manning
authors: David C
authors: DC
authors: Bloom
authors: Jonathan A
authors: JA
authors: Perkins
authors: Joseph S
authors: JS
authors: Gruss
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Inglis
mesh_terms: 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