Endoscopic Endonasal Anatomy and Approaches to the Anterior Skull Base: A Neurosurgeon's Viewpoint
Articles > Article · 2010
Authors: Bashar Abuzayed, Necmettin Tanriover, Nurperi Gazioglu, Galip Zihni Sanus, Fatma Ozlen, Hüseyin BİÇEROĞLU, Ali Metin Kafadar, Berna Senel Eraslan, Ziya Akar
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2010, vol 21, pp 529-537
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3181d02420
Summary
Objectives: The objective of this study was to review the endoscopic anatomy of the anterior skull base, defining the pitfalls of endoscopic endonasal approaches to this region. Recently, these approaches are gaining popularity among neurosurgeons, and the details of the endoscopic anatomy and approaches are highlighted from the neurosurgeons' point of view, correlated with demonstrative cases.