The orbitozygomatic stich: A technical modification of the lateral supraorbital approach.

CONCLUSION: LSO provides adequate access to vascular and neoplastic lesions of the anterior cranial fossa, by drilling approximately 6.8 mm (1.7-22 mm) of the lateral orbital wall and sphenoid wing. This enhances surgical exposure and trajectory. An additional trick while performing an LSO is to place a single or multiple stiches (orbitozygomatic stich) at the base of the dura once opened, eliminating the dead space between the dura and anterior skull base. PMID: 27168949 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Surgical Neurology International - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research