Subfrontal approach

The subfrontal approach represents a versatile technique allowing for broad exposure of the base of the anterior cranial fossa with minimal functional and aesthetic sequelae. A number of surgical manouvers will optimize the outcomes

Variants

Bilateral subfrontal approach.

see Subfrontal Infrachiasmatic Approach.

see Lateral subfrontal approach.

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Minimally invasive combined interhemispheric-subfrontal approach 1).

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Spiessberger A, Baumann F, Nevzati E, Kothbauer KF, Fandino J, Muroi C. Minimally invasive medial supraorbital, combined subfrontal-interhemispheric approach to the anterior communicating artery complex-a cadaveric study. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 Jun;159(6):1079-1085. doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3159-3. Epub 2017 Apr 7. PubMed PMID: 28386838.