Hadad-Bassagasteguy flap in skull base reconstruction - current reconstructive techniques and evaluation of criteria used for qualification for harvesting the flap.

Conclusions: Skull base reconstruction with HBF and its various modifications is a highly effective technique. Absolute indications for NSF harvesting prior to resection are: reoperations in the case of a previous open approach, preoperative CSF leakage, intradural localization of a tumor related to its etiopathogenesis, suspicion of intradural diffusion of a neoplasm in magnetic resonance imaging if the etiopathogenesis cannot clarify the tumor's relation to the meninges. Relative indications concern mostly pituitary macroadenomas of at least 2.5 cm in diameter.
PMID: 31119003 [PubMed]

Source: Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques - May 25, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne Source Type: research