Chimeric Anterolateral Thigh Flap in Skull Base Reconstruction: A Case-Based Update and Literature Review

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Chimeric Anterolateral Thigh Flap in Skull Base Reconstruction: A Case-Based Update and Literature Review Via leak of cerebrospinal fluid Brain Sci. 2021 Aug 17;11(8):1076. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11081076. ABSTRACT Oncologic and traumatic neurosurgery may have to cope with the issue of skull base defects, which are associated with increased risk of meningitis, epidural abscess and cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) leak. The aim of skull base reconstruction is to repair the dural exposure and to separate the intracranial contents from the nonsterile sino-nasal cavities and extracranial space. Currently, many different surgical techniques have been described, and one of the most performed is the use free flap. In the present paper we performed a case-based update and literature review of the use of chimeric anterolateral thigh free flap harvested from rectus femoris, reporting the case of a 68-year-old man with recurrent spheno-ethmoidalis plane meningioma. PMID:34439694 | DOI:10.3390/brainsci11081076 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.