title: Skull base surgery: past, present, and future trends.
abstract: The author outlines the history of skull base surgery and describes the new paradigm emerging with increasing use of endoscopic microneurosurgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. maroonjc@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Joseph C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Maroon
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000601:surgery*