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 originale | Inglese |
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pagine (da-a) | N/A-N/A |
Rivista | Brain Sciences |
Volume | 11 |
Numero di pubblicazione | 8 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2021 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Neuroscienze Generali
Keywords
- Anterolateral thigh flap
- Chimeric free flap
- Skull base reconstruction
- Skull defects