[Endoscopic transnasal surgery for anterior skull base lesions].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the feasibility and subject range of endoscopic transnasal surgery for anterior skull base lesions.


METHODS
Six patients affected with anterior skull base diseases in recent years were studied. The lesions were included 3 cases of cen encephalocele, 2 of cerebrospinal rhinorrhea and one of left retrobulbar tumor. All 6 patients received endoscopic transnasal surgery under general anesthesia.


RESULTS
All patients had accepted successful one-stage surgeries without any complications.


CONCLUSIONS
Endoscopic transnasal surgery for some anterior skull base lesions has the advantages of tiny injuring, quick recovery and few complications. But surgical indications must be controlled seriously. The operator must hold skillful anatomic intelligence, surgical technique and experiences as well as advanced surgical apparatuses.
Cao
Rongping
R
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China. caorongp@163.com
Wu
Hao
H
Huang
Qi
Q
Li
Youjin
Y
Wang
Zhaoyan
Z
D002675:Child, Preschool; D035262:Cranial Fossa, Anterior / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019291:Skull Base / Q000601:surgery*