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The safety and effectiveness of the Le Fort I approach to removing central skull base lesions.

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal | May 1, 2001 | 700+ words | Copyright

Abstract

The difficulty of gaining access to the central skull base has led to the development of many surgical approaches to this area during the past decade. Yet we believe that the Le Fort I technique, which has been used for almost 140 years in orthognathic surgery, is still an excellent approach to treating anterior skull base lesions. This procedure, which entails the horizontal sectioning of the dentoalveolar maxillary segment, seemed to fall out of favor with otolaryngologists after a few reports of complications surfaced during the past 10 to 15 years. In this …

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