title: Novel application of the palatal island flap for endoscopic skull base reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. HackmanT@ent.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hackman
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Chicoine
authors.forename: Ravindra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uppaluri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002817:Chordoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000637:transplantation; D011788:Quality of Life; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D016896:Treatment Outcome