Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
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Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Feb 2016
ReviewUpdates in anterior skull base reconstruction.
This article summarizes the indications and surgical techniques for the reconstructions of anterior skull base defects. ⋯ Vascularized pedicled flaps, and especially the NSF, have greatly reduced complications associated with endoscopic skull base surgery. Multiple considerations should be taken into account during closure of skull base defects, and several options are available to accommodate different needs.