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Transfacial nasal approach to paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx and anterior skull base

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There are different surgical approaches to remove lesion involving the large central lesions of nasal cavity, sinus and nasopharynx with anterior skull base and retromaxillary extension depending on the site extent and the type of tumor. In this paper, we are describing a method that is rhinological and is a direct approach for removal of such lesions in 6 patients.

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  1. Basavanagudi ENT Care Centre, Basavanagudi, Bangalore, India

    A. Mahadevaiah & Bhavin Parikh

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Mahadevaiah, A., Parikh, B. Transfacial nasal approach to paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx and anterior skull base. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck S 59, 207–210 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-007-0062-x

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