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Le Fort I osteotomy allows the surgeon to safely down-fracture the maxilla for wide exposure of the central skull base. This surgical approach is easily extended inferiorly to include the arch of C1, providing 8 cm of horizontal anterior exposure and 5 cm of posterior. Wide operative exposure and a low rate of complications afford superior functional and cosmetic preservation in removing tumors of the central cranial base.
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Sasaki, C.T., Lowlicht, R.A. & Tokashiki, R. Horizontal Maxillotomy for Exposure of the Central Skull Base: The Yale Experience. J Neurooncol 55, 173–177 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013877728476
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