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Anatomical Feature of Nasal Cavity for Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery in Patients With GHoma. [PDF]

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Abstract Background Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery (EESS) is widely performed for pituitary tumors. In growth hormone–secreting adenomas (GHomas), the procedure is technically more demanding than for other pituitary neuroendocrine tumor (PitNET) subtypes due to restricted instrument maneuverability.
Suzuki T, Komune N, Miyamoto Y, Kuga D, Sangatsuda Y, Higuchi R, Saito Y, Murakami D, Yoshimoto K, Nakagawa T.   +9 more
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Use of Free Flaps in the Reconstruction of the Ventral Skull Base: A Systematic Literature Review. [PDF]

Head Neck
ABSTRACT Background Reconstruction of the ventral skull base represents a challenge in head and neck surgery. When local or regional flaps are insufficient, microvascular free flaps offer a reliable reconstructive option. Methods A systematic literature review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines to identify studies on ventral skull base ...
Mazzola F, Benvegnù F, Fior M, Conti M, Taboni S, Emanuelli E, Herman P, Nicolai P, Zanoletti E, Pellini R, Ferrari M.   +10 more
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Safe Corridor to Access Clivus for Endoscopic Trans-Sphenoidal Surgery: A Radiological and Anatomical Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Penetration of the clivus is required for surgical access of the brain stem. The endoscopic transclivus approach is a difficult procedure with high risk of injury to important neurovascular structures.
Ye Cheng, Siwen Zhang, Yong Chen, Gang Zhao   +3 more
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New Nasopharyngeal Flap for Posterior Skull-base Reconstruction: The Upper-Tongue Flap

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Introduction Reconstructions of clival resection are still challenging, and additional reconstructive methods may be necessary to achieve full coverage of the skull-base defect in patients with middle- and lower-clivus disease.
Rogério Pezato, Camila Dassi, Aldo Cassol Stamm, Richard Louis Voegels   +3 more
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Clival Metastasis from Lung Primary

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, 2022
Clivus is a rare location for metastasis. We report a patient with lung cancer presented to us with diplopia and headache. He was found to have clival metastasis and treated with palliative radiation therapy to clivus.
Kanmani Velarasan, Deivanayagam R, Valli S   +2 more
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Circulating tumor DNA – A potential aid in the management of chordomas

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
Chordomas are a locally invasive, low-grade, CNS malignancy that are primarily found in the skull base, spine, and sacrum. They are thought to be derived from notochordal remnants and remain a significant clinical challenge due to their local ...
Stephen C. Frederico, Stephen C. Frederico, Corbin Darling, Corbin Darling, Xiaoran Zhang, Sakibul Huq, Sameer Agnihotri, Paul A. Gardner, Carl H. Snyderman, Carl H. Snyderman, Eric W. Wang, Georgios A. Zenonos   +11 more
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Basilar invagination secondary to hypoplasia of the clivus - Is there indication for craniocervical fixation?

Coluna/Columna, 2014
The posterior fossa decompression is a form of treatment suggested for patients with basilar invagination (BI) secondary to hypoplasia symptomatic of the clivus and atlantoaxial alignment preserved.
Andrei Fernandes Joaquim, Enrico Ghizoni, João Paulo Almeida, Diogo Valli Anderle, Helder Tedeschi   +4 more
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Atypical Skull-Base Osteomyelitis: Comprehensive Review and Multidisciplinary Management Viewpoints

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Atypical skull-base osteomyelitis is a rare but fatal disease that usually involves infection of the ethmoid, sphenoid, occipital, or temporal bones that form the skull base.
Jure Urbančič, Domen Vozel, Saba Battelino, Roman Bošnjak, Barbara Kokošar Ulčar, Tadeja Matos, Matic Munda, Lea Papst, Nejc Steiner, Matej Vouk, Nina Zidar   +10 more
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Plasmacytoma of the clivus

Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2017
We report a case of solitary plasmacytoma of the clivus in a 55 year old male.
Amita, R., Sandhyamani, S., Nair, Suresh, Kapilamoorthy, T. R.   +3 more
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Surgical Treatment of Lateral Skull Base Tumors Extending to the Craniovertebral Junction. [PDF]

Head Neck
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the clinical manifestation, surgical strategies, and long‐term outcomes of lateral skull base tumors extending to the craniovertebral junction (CVJ), with a focus on the infratemporal fossa approach (IFA) and individualized treatment options for cervical‐occipital stability.
Xue S, Zhao Y, Sun H, Chen H, Zhao Y, Ding X, Zheng W, Ren F, Zhao Y, Tong J, Chen Y, Gao Z, Tian X, Cai S, Feng G.   +14 more
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