Lefort I surgical approach to skull base tumors

Authors

  • Elbio Flores Cevallos Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Julio Pérez Honores Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Terry D. Taylor Centro de Salud de Houston, Texas, Estados Unidos
  • Ladislao Pasache Servicio de Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello, Hospital General Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v55i1-2.4957

Keywords:

Head and neck surgery, skull base, surgical approach

Abstract

We have made a retrospective study of six cases of juvenile nasopharygeal angiofibroma stage III.A and one case of a large osteoma of the ethmoid labyrinth, all of them treated surgically through a bilateral horizontal osteotomy of the maxilla, Lefort I, with very good results. This is a new technique that has been used for the first time in our hospital, facilities the exposure of the skull base and sorrounding structures and allows a complete removal of the tumor with good control of the hemostasis, minimal blood loss and leaving no disfiguring scar on the face. The technique is described in detail (An Fac Med UNMSM II Epoca 1989; a (1-2): 45-48).

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1989-06-19

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Flores Cevallos E, Pérez Honores J, Taylor TD, Pasache L. Lefort I surgical approach to skull base tumors. An Fac med [Internet]. 1989 Jun. 19 [cited 2024 Aug. 16];55(1-2):45-8. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4957