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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 5
| Issue : 1 | Page : 1-11 |
Pediatric anterior skull base tumors: Our experience and review of literature
NK Venkataramana1, YN Anantheswar2
1 Advanced Neuroscience Institute, BGS Global Hospital, Kengeri, India
2 Department of Plastic Surgery, Manipal Hospital, Airport Road, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
N K Venkataramana
Director, Advanced Neuroscience Institute, Vice Chairman, BGS Global Hospital, BGS Health and Education City, No. 67, Uttarahalli Road, Kengeri, Bangalore - 560 060
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.66663
Surgery for skull base lesions has advanced considerably in the past few years. The improvement in surgical results could be attributed to the availability of refined imaging modalities, modern technological advances and multidisciplinary team approach. In this report, we present our personal experience in the surgical management of 45 children with a variety of skull base lesions treated over 10 years. This article includes a retrospective analysis of the surgical approaches used and their results with a review of the literature.
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