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Classification of facial translocation approach to the skull base
1Department of Otolaryngology and Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Objective:
To categorize a surgical approach to the skull base.
Design:
Retrospective assessment of an evolving concept pertaining to the facial translocation procedure.
Setting:
Schematic/conceptual.
Main Outcome Measures:
To allow favorable surgical reach of the essential anatomy at the cranial base with the potential for functional and esthetic reconstruction.
Intervention:
Systematic craniofacial disassembly.
Results:
The facial translocation technique of modular craniofacial disassembly of facial units permits a satisfactory match between a skull base tumor and a selected surgical approach. Individual units have a complementary relationship to one another, allowing an expansion of the surgical approach as needed.