[Surgery of the base of the skull]. / La chirurgia della base del cranio.

ABSTRACT

This is a review of the current status of the surgery of the skull base with special reference to the otolaryngological districts. The main topics are as follow classification of pathology review of the clinical and surgical anatomy clinical and neuroradiological diagnosis surgical management of the pathology in the occipito-temporal area and in the rhinobase principles of management and operative approaches to the skull base in Neurosurgery principles of management and operative approaches to the skull base in Maxillo-Facial Surgery.