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Published on: July 5, 2021
Middle Turbinate Preservation Technique During Transpterygoid Approaches for Skull Base Surgery
Axel E Renteria1,2,3, Maxime Fieux1,4,5, Bruna Castro Silva1
1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Abstract:
The expanded endonasal approach (EEA) to resect skull base lesions has classically included the resection of one or both middle turbinates (MT). Here, we describe for the first time a technique that spares the MT entitled middle turbinate release with preservation (MTRP) that can give an alternative and feasible approach to skull base surgeons that wish to maintain this endonasal landmark.
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