Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 9-18 , March 2010

The subfrontal approach to the anterior skull base

  • Yadranko Ducic, MD, FRCS(C), FACS

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, Fort Worth, Texas
    • Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • Baylor Neuroscience Center for Skullbase Surgery, Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Yadranko Ducic, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, Baylor Neuroscience Center for Skullbase Surgery in Dallas–Fort Worth, 923 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76104
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  • Caetano Coimbra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Baylor Neuroscience Center for Skullbase Surgery, Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas

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PII: S1043-1810(09)00047-5

doi: 10.1016/j.otot.2009.06.006

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 9-18 , March 2010

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