Quantitative Determination of the Optimal Temporoparietal Fascia Flap Necessary to Repair Skull Base Defects

The ability to reconstruct large cranial base defects has greatly improved with the development of pedicled vascularized flaps. The temporoparietal fascia flap (TPFF) is a viable alternative to the Hadad‐Bassagasteguy nasoseptal flap for large ventral skull‐base defects. This study aims to characterize the size of the TPFF necessary for optimal ventral skull‐base reconstruction.

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