Transcervical Double Mandibular Osteotomy Approach to the Infratemporal Fossa
Judson BL, Adam SI, Lowlicht R, Bulsara KR. Transcervical Double Mandibular Osteotomy Approach to the Infratemporal Fossa. World Neurosurgery 2011, 78: 715.e1-715.e5. PMID: 22381299, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfratemporal fossaMental nerveFacial nerveCarotid canalJugular foramenComplete tumor resectionParapharyngeal space tumorsSkull base tumorsParapharyngeal space lesionsLip incisionsDental complicationsMarginal branchTumor resectionFunctional preservationPosterior osteotomyOsteotomy approachCerebrovascular neurosurgeonsNerveExcellent accessLower lipCoronoid processVisual fieldFossaUseful procedurePatients