title: [Orbitozygomatic approaches to the skull base].
abstract: The paper is written in the lecture format and dedicated to one of the main basal approaches, the orbitozygomatic approach, that has been widely used by neurosurgeons for several decades. The authors describe the historical background of the approach development and the surgical technique features and also analyze the published data about application of the orbitozygomatic approach in surgery for skull base tumors and cerebral aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Cherekaev
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gol'bin
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Belov
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Radchenkov
authors.affiliation: Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Lasunin
authors.affiliation: Federal Clinical Research Center of the Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Vinokurov
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000601:surgery*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*