Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 66-73 , March 2010

The expanded endonasal approach for the treatment of anterior skull base tumors

  • Amol M. Bhatki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Harshita Pant, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
    • ,
  • Carl H. Snyderman, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Carl H. Snyderman, MD, FACS, Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and Ear Institute, Suite 500, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
    • ,
  • Ricardo L. Carrau, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Paul Gardner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Daniel M. Prevedello, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Amin B. Kassam, MD, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Saint John's Health Center & John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, California

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doi: 10.1016/j.otot.2009.10.002

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 66-73 , March 2010

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