Reconstruction of the anterior skull base is one of the greatest challenges for reconstructive surgeons. Sometimes, the defect is so large that a local flap is insufficient for the reconstruction. In this report, we present a case of malignant meningioma of the anterior skull base. The tumor was tre
Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Skull Base Reconstruction
β Scribed by Matthew M. Hanasono; Neha Goel; Martina Ayad; Roman Skoracki; Justin Michael Sacks
- Book ID
- 116813805
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 39 KB
- Volume
- 139
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0194-5998
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