Lateral orbital rim osteotomy in the treatment of certain skull base lesions.

Quantitative data from a recent human cadaveric study suggested that removal of the lateral orbital rim alone may be sufficient to reach many targets for which the orbitozygomatic craniotomy has been used. Consequently, a lateral orbital rim osteotomy was substituted for an orbitozygomatic craniotomy in seven patients with a variety of pathologies located in the anterior, middle, and interpeduncular fossae. In each case, lateral orbitotomy provided a satisfactory surgical corridor for diagnosis and treatment. Compared with the orbitozygomatic craniotomy, the lateral orbital rim osteotomy offers several advantages: technical simplicity, shorter operating time, and a low risk of postoperative malocclusion. If, however, prolonged access to a wide expanse of the anterior portion of the middle fossa and inferotemporal area is needed, an orbitozygomatic approach is a better choice.

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