Chimeric anterolateral thigh flap in skull base reconstruction: A case-based update and literature review

A. M. Auricchio, E. Mazzucchi*, A. Rapisarda, Giovanni Sabatino, Pepa G. M. Della, G. Visconti, Marzia Salgarello, Alessandro Olivi, Rocca G. La

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

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Abstract

Oncologic and traumatic neurosurgery may have to cope with the issue of skull base defects, which are associated with increased risk of meningitis, epidural abscess and cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) leak. The aim of skull base reconstruction is to repair the dural exposure and to separate the intracranial contents from the nonsterile sino-nasal cavities and extracranial space. Currently, many different surgical techniques have been described, and one of the most performed is the use free flap. In the present paper we performed a case-based update and literature review of the use of chimeric anterolateral thigh free flap harvested from rectus femoris, reporting the case of a 68-year-old man with recurrent spheno-ethmoidalis plane meningioma.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)N/A-N/A
RivistaBrain Sciences
Volume11
Numero di pubblicazione8
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Neuroscienze Generali

Keywords

  • Anterolateral thigh flap
  • Chimeric free flap
  • Skull base reconstruction
  • Skull defects

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