Surgical Anatomy and Approaches of the Anterior Cranial Fossa from a Transcranial and Endonasal Perspective
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Method
3. Results
3.1. Anterior Cranial Fossa Anatomy
3.2. Transcranial Approaches to the Anterior Cranial Fossa
3.2.1. Bifrontal/Transbasal Approach
3.2.2. Pterional Approach
3.2.3. Eyebrow Supraorbital Approach
3.3. Endonasal Endoscopic Approach
3.4. Illustrative Cases
3.4.1. Case 1
3.4.2. Case 2
3.4.3. Case 3
3.4.4. Case 4
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Plou, P.; Serioli, S.; Leonel, L.C.P.C.; Alexander, A.Y.; Agosti, E.; Vilany, L.; Graepel, S.; Choby, G.; Pinheiro-Neto, C.D.; Peris-Celda, M. Surgical Anatomy and Approaches of the Anterior Cranial Fossa from a Transcranial and Endonasal Perspective. Cancers 2023, 15, 2587. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15092587
Plou P, Serioli S, Leonel LCPC, Alexander AY, Agosti E, Vilany L, Graepel S, Choby G, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Peris-Celda M. Surgical Anatomy and Approaches of the Anterior Cranial Fossa from a Transcranial and Endonasal Perspective. Cancers. 2023; 15(9):2587. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15092587
Chicago/Turabian StylePlou, Pedro, Simona Serioli, Luciano C. P. C. Leonel, A. Yohan Alexander, Edoardo Agosti, Larissa Vilany, Stephen Graepel, Garret Choby, Carlos D. Pinheiro-Neto, and Maria Peris-Celda. 2023. "Surgical Anatomy and Approaches of the Anterior Cranial Fossa from a Transcranial and Endonasal Perspective" Cancers 15, no. 9: 2587. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15092587