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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCranial Fossa, AnteriorFemaleHumansMaleMandibular OsteotomyMiddle AgedParagangliomaSkull Base NeoplasmsTemporal BoneTreatment OutcomeConceptsInfratemporal 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