Endoscopic endonasal approach for mass resection of the pterygopalatine fossa

OBJECTIVES: Access to the pterygopalatine fossa is very difficult due to its complex anatomy. Therefore, an open approach is traditionally used, but morbidity is unavoidable. To overcome this problem, an endoscopic endonasal approach was developed as a minimally invasive procedure. The surgical aim...

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Main Authors: Jan Plzák, Vít Kratochvil, Adam Kešner, Pavol Šurda, Aleš Vlasák, Eduard Zvěřina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322017000900554&lng=en&tlng=en