Complications of craniofacial resection for tumors involving the anterior skull base. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • BACKGROUND: A consecutive series of 85 patients undergoing craniofacial resection for malignant tumors involving the anterior cranial base between 1974 and 1992 was reviewed. RESULTS: There were two (2%) postoperative deaths. Postoperative complications occurred in 33 (39%) patients. Local major complications occurred in 26 (31%) patients, local minor in 7 (8%), and systemic in 5 (6%). More than one complication occurred in a number of patients. Bacterial contamination led to a significant proportion of local, septic complications. Repair of the skull base defect with a pedicled pericranial flap was unsatisfactory and was associated with an increased incidence of local major complications. A local major complication was associated with a dramatic lengthening of hospitalization. CONCLUSION: Future endeavors for prevention of complications should focus on antibiotic prophylaxis and reconstruction of the cranial base defect with better vascularized flaps.

publication date

  • January 1, 1994

Research

keywords

  • Facial Neoplasms
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Skull Neoplasms
  • Surgical Flaps

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0028243549

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/hed.2880160403

PubMed ID

  • 8056574

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 16

issue

  • 4