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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1993;36(4): 734-739. |
Repair of anterior skull base defect using pericranial-septal flap after craniofacial resection. |
Chul Ho Jang, Ie Dong Kim, Won Ki Wang, Sang Won Yoon |
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두개안면 절제술후 두개골막피판-비중격피판을 사용한 뇌기저부결손 재건술 |
장철호 · 김의동 · 왕원기 · 윤상원 |
원광대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
The prognosis of the advanced maxillary cancer is generally poor, especially when the lesions have already invaded the base of the skull at the time of diagnosis. The craniofacial resection was designed to provide en bloc removal of tumors involving the base of skull while protecting the frontal lobes from injury. The pericranium is dissected off the frontal scalp flap and is rotated into the anterior cranial fossa to serve as support for the blocking between cranial cavity and orbitonasal cavity. But under the situation of postoperative radiation, the pericranial flap is bound to be choose another word. In order to prevent possible cerebrospinal fluid leakage and secondary meningitis after radiation therapy, we designed the pedicled septal flap over the pericranial flap. The authors have recently experienced a case (maxillary cancer, stage IV) of craniofacial resection in which the surgical defect of the skull base was successfully repaired using the pericranial septal flap.
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