Skull base reconstruction
Ross D. Farhadieh
Panthea Plastic Surgery Clinics, Sydney, & Canberra, Australia
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorWayne A.J. Morrison
O'Brien Institute and Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorRoss D. Farhadieh
Panthea Plastic Surgery Clinics, Sydney, & Canberra, Australia
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorWayne A.J. Morrison
O'Brien Institute and Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorRoss D. Farhadieh BSc(Med)Hons, MBBS, MD, EBOPRASF, FRACS(Plast), FRCS(Plast)
Panthea Plastic Surgery Clinics, Sydney and Canberra, Australia and Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorNeil W. Bulstrode BSc(Med)Hons, MBBS, MD, FRCS(Plast)
Clinical Lead Plastic Surgery
Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorSabrina Cugno MD, MSc, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
McGill University, Department of Plastic Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
Skull base malignancies remain a diagnostic and management challenge. The anatomical site of these lesions in proximity to important neurovascular structures makes access, ablation and reconstruction not merely nuanced but a difficult mission. The skull base is divided into anatomical and pathologic zones that assist in the management approach. The advent of microsurgery has aided in their management and outcome measures, allowing better ablative and more robust reconstructions. In this chapter we discuss the general background, surgical principles of reconstruction and possible complications of these lesions and subsequent surgical defects.
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