Endoscopic Endonasal Anatomy and Approaches to the Anterior Skull Base: A Neurosurgeon's Viewpoint

Abuzayed B., Tanriover N., Gazioglu N., Sanus G. Z., Ozlen F., Biceroglu H., ...More

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.21, no.2, pp.529-537, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3181d02420
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.529-537
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.