Abstract
Total resection of lesions involving the anterior cranial base results in defect of variable size, leaving a communication between the nasal cavity and extracranial space. Potential complications of this include meningitis and CSF leaks. Repair by an inferiorly based pericranial flap was performed in 10 patients in each of whom the defect exceeded 1.5 cms in width. In 4 of them the repair was supplemented by a temporalis fascia graft for achieving a dural seal. In 8 other patients no repair was considered necessary. Use of this flap did not result in any complication.
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