Methods of Skull Base Repair Following Endoscopic Endonasal Tumor Resection: A Review
Following the introduction of fully endoscopic techniques for the resection of pituitary tumors, there was a rapid expansion of the indications for endonasal endoscopic surgery to include extrasellar tumors of the skull base.
C. Hannan, Eoin M Kelleher, M. Javadpour
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Nasal Cerebrospinal Leaks in the Milieu of COVID-19 Pandemic
Background The unintentional ingestion of oropharyngeal or gastric contents into the respiratory tract is known as aspiration. Rhinorrhea can cause aspiration pneumonia (cerebrospinal fluid leakage).
Oleg I. Sharipov+8 more
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Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring for Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Skull Base: A Technical Guide. [PDF]
Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring during endoscopic, endonasal approaches to the skull base is both feasible and safe. Numerous reports have recently emerged from the literature evaluating the efficacy of different neuromonitoring tests during
Doan, Adam T.+6 more
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Pneumoventricle of Unknown Origin. A Personal Experience and Literature Review of a Clinical Enigma [PDF]
Pneumocephalus (PC) is an uncommon and life-threatening neurological condition. Air within the ventricular system of the brain is also known as Pneumoventricle (PV). It requires emergency treatments to prevent catastrophic neurological outcomes.
Armocida, Daniele+5 more
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Comprehensive Management of the Paranasal Sinuses in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: The endonasal route often provides the most direct and safe approach to skull base pathology. In this article we review the literature with regard to management of the paranasal sinuses in the setting of skull base surgery.
Beahm, MD, D David+5 more
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Blastomycosis of the Skull Base [PDF]
Blastomycosis is usually considered a pulmonary or cutaneous disease. A patient with blastomycosis of the infratemporal fossa temporal bone and sinuses without pulmonary disease is presented. Extensive skull base involvement required surgical debridement for relief of pain, and long-term systemic antifungal therapy.
Michael E. Goldman+4 more
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The Role of the Notch Signal Pathway in Mucosal Cell Metaplasia in Mouse Acute Otitis Media
Otitis media (OM) is a major cause of morbidity in pediatric and adult patients. This inflammatory condition is characterized by mucous cell hyperplasia that is thought to produce mucins from the middle ear mucosa.
Xiang Liu+9 more
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The pursuit of a cholesteatoma by harvey cushing: staged approach to a complex skull base tumor [PDF]
Objective The evolution of neurosurgical techniques during Harvey Cushing's practice was immense. The authors illustrate this evolution using archived historical records from Harvey Cushing.
Cohen-Gadol, Aaron A., Malekpour, Mahdi
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Ganglioneuroblastoma of Skull Base
Neuroblastic tumours are common in childhood and adrenal glands are the most common site. Head and neck ganglioneuroblastomas are extremely rare and nose is a very uncommon site for a ganglioneuroblastoma. The management of this primitive sympathogonic tumour may vary depending on the age of the patient and stage of the tumour. We present a middle-aged
Balakrishnan Ramaswamy+4 more
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Introduction Traumatic perilymphatic fistula is not a rare event with regards to sport activities or traffic accident. However, iatrogenic damage to the inner ear can occur following the common use of grommets and ventilation tube insertion.
Tantely Razafimahefa Raoelina+3 more
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