Anterior Skull Base Reconstruction

Samuel Racette; Sruti Tekumalla; Aarti Agarwal; Joseph Curry; Donald David Beahm

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2023.04.015

Anterior Skull Base Reconstruction

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2023 Aug;56(4):727-739. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.04.015. Epub 2023 Jun 1.

Authors

Samuel Racette¹, Sruti Tekumalla², Aarti Agarwal³, Joseph Curry⁴, Donald David Beahm⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. Electronic address: racettesam@gmail.com.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: sruti.tekumalla@jefferson.edu.
³ Department of Otolaryngology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: aarti.agarwal@jefferson.edu.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: joseph.curry@jefferson.edu.
⁵ Department of Otolaryngology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. Electronic address: dbeahm@kumc.edu.

PMID: 37268516
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.04.015

Abstract

Anterior skull base reconstruction requires careful preoperative planning to use the most effective technique for the expected defect. Adherence to the principles of skull base reconstruction is imperative to minimize complications and improve patient outcomes.

Keywords: Anterior skull base reconstruction; Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea; Free tissue transfer; Loca flaps.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak / surgery
Humans
Plastic Surgery Procedures*
Retrospective Studies
Skull Base / surgery
Skull Base Neoplasms* / surgery
Surgical Flaps / surgery