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Revision Endoscopic Skull-Base Surgery

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Revision Sinus Surgery

Abstract

• Revision skull-base surgery (SBS) should be practiced within a multidisciplinary team.

• Standard endoscopic sinus instrumentation is often inadequate for SBS and specialized equipment is required.

• Closure of large skull-base defects requires careful preoperative evaluation and planning of reconstructive options.

• The use of pedicled mucosal flaps and a multilayered reconstruction is the key to closing large skull-base defects.

• The potential for complications differs little from open SBS, but the ability for faster recovery and less morbidity is great.

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  1. Director of ENT Sao Paulo Center, ENT Sao Paulo Center, Rua Alfonso Bras 525 - Cj 13, 04511-010, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Aldo C. Stamm

  2. Hospital Prof. Edmundo Vasconcelos, Rua Borges Lagoa, 1450, Vila Clementino, CEP 04038-905, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    João Flávio

  3. Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Rutledge Ave., Suite 1130, PO Box 250550, SC 29425, Charleston, SC, USA

    Richard J. Harvey

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Stamm, A., Flávio, J., Harvey, R. (2008). Revision Endoscopic Skull-Base Surgery. In: Revision Sinus Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78931-4_33

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