Reconstruction of the cranial base after surgical treatment of skull base tumor / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

Objective:To study the surgical skills of reconstruction of the skull base after resection of skull base tumors.Methods:Thirty-one cases of skull base reconstruction were studied.Galeo-pericranial flaps were used for anterior cranial base defects and tempero muscle flaps for the middle skull base respectively.Results:All the 31 patients with skull base tumors,underwent reconstruction of the skull base of whom,30 experienced no complications,but 1 died of CSF leak.Conclusion:Galeo-pericranial flaps and tempero muscle flaps are reliable materials for the reconstruction of the skull base.