Preservation of the olfactory tract in bifrontal craniotomy.
Open Access
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
- Vol. 60 (1), 12-16
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0004-282x2002000100003
Abstract
The bifrontal craniotomy approach used to be associated with a high percentage of olfactory tract damage. We present our experience with this technique, that was used with excellent results in a series of 11 patients that underwent the surgical approach described in this paper. We support the idea that bilateral subfrontal craniotomy allows a wide operative exposure as well as the complete anatomic and functional preservation of the olfactory tracts bilaterally.Keywords
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