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• Preservation of the pedicle (take extreme care not to
twist it).
• Preparation of the defect: strip all the mucosa off the
bony margins of the defect (1 cm approximately). Remove every bone spicule and irregularity that you may
encounter. Ensure an adequate contact between both
the mucoperichondrium and mucoperiosteum and the
denuded bone.
• Use of the multilayered closure technique: before plac-
ing the HADAD flap, turn a high-CSF-flow defect into a
low-CSF-flow one. Use either autologous fascia lata or
acellular dermal allograft or both.
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• Pressing of the flap against a hard surface (nose floor):
the nasoseptal flap is tailored at the beginning of the
surgery. As the latter progresses, the flap undergoes
both venous and lymphatic congestion and becomes
very thick and difficult to handle. Use gauze pads and
a blunt instrument to press it gently but steadily, for
3 minutes, against the nose floor. This procedure will
make the flap thinner and will facilitate its positioning
on the area to be covered.
• Positioning of the flap: to achieve proper orientation,
place the mucoperichondrial and mucoperiosteal
surface facing the defect. Then use cottonoids to apply
gentle pressure on the flap in a proximal-to-distal
fashion. This will help get rid of air bubbles beneath
the flap.
• Achievement of flap contact: do not leave any part of
the flap hanging free across the air space of the nasal
cavity. All the way from the pedicle to the defect that
needs closing, every part of the flap must be in contact
with a denuded bony surface.
• Buttressing of the flap: buttress the flap with several
gentamicin-soaked Gelfoam pledgets and an inflatable
Merocel nasal tampon.
• Adequate postoperative management: patients must
be maintained on a 10- to 12-day course of antibiotics
(third-generation cephalosporin or a penicillin-based
antibiotic with β-lactamase) until the Merocel packing is removed. Prescribe stool softeners and deter
nose blowing or any maneuver (Valsalva) or activity that may increase intracranial pressure. Placement of a lumbar drainage is not to be considered
a standard procedure.
• Management of a CSF leak: in the event of a postopera-
tive CSF leak, rebolster and reposition the same flap on
top of the multilayered reconstruction.
• Advice: If all the instructions contained in this chapter
are followed to the letter, the odds of success will be
very high, the rate of postoperative CSF leak very low,
and you will feel very comfortable with the procedure.
34.9 Conclusion
The nasoseptal flap is extremely versatile. Initially, it
was used to repair the cribriform, the planar, the sellar, the parasellar, the clival, and the paraclival regions
(Figs. 34.13–34.15) unilaterally or bilaterally, as shown
in case examples of clival (Figs. 34.16 and 34.17), cribriform (Figs. 34.18 and 34.19), and sellar (Figs. 34.20 and
34.21) reconstructions. At present, and thanks to its wide
rotation arc (180-degree upward arc and 180-degree
downward arc), the nasoseptal flap offers the possibility
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Fig. 34.14 Diff erent positions the nasoseptal fl ap can
adopt, and areas it reconstructs, according to the rotation
of its vascular pedicle. Anatomic image of the anterior skull
base. Dotted yellow line demarcates the area involving the
cribriform region, the lateral masses of the ethmoid, anterior
and posterior, and the beginning of the posterior wall of
the frontal sinus. Red arrow shows the direction adopted
by the vascular pedicle of the fl ap. G, Area covered by the
nasoseptal fl ap when its vascular pedicle adopts an upward
and forward rotation.
H
I
Fig. 34.15 Diff erent positions the nasoseptal fl ap can
adopt, and areas it reconstructs, according to the rotation
of its vascular pedicle. Anatomic image of the anterior skull
base. Dotted white line demarcates the area of the sellar and
parasellar regions. H shows the area repaired by the nasoseptal
fl ap when its vascular pedicle adopts an upward and backward
rotation. Dotted yellow line shows the area repaired by the
nasoseptal fl ap in the clival region when its vascular pedicle
adopts a downward and backward rotation. Red arrow
indicates the direction followed by the vascular bundle when it
enters the pedicle of the nasoseptal fl ap.
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Fig. 34.16 Magnetic resonance imaging scan shows
an expansive tumoral process of the clivus (chordoma)
predominantly intradural and anterior to the brain stem.
Notice the backward displacement of the latter.
Fig. 34.18 Computed tomography scan demonstrates
ethmoid osteoma invading the anterior skull base resulting
in pneumocephalus. The patient had a previous history of
cerebrospinal fl uid rhinorrhea and pneumococcal meningitis.
Fig. 34.17 Clivus chordoma. Postoperative magnetic
resonance imaging scan demonstrates skull base defect
closure by means of the nasoseptal fl ap.
Fig. 34.19 Ethmoid osteoma. Postoperative magnetic
resonance imaging scan demonstrates skull base defect
closure by means of the nasoseptal fl ap.
of reconstructing the pterygopalatine and the pterygomaxillary fossae, the orbit wall, the maxillary wall, the
floor of the nasal cavity, etc. This attribute is considered
essential nowadays due to the vast variety of areas, both
of the skull base and facial skeleton, that may need to be
repaired. Moreover, the nasoseptal flap can also be applied over areas containing large vessels that become
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exposed after a resection, thus suffering desiccation (air
circulation within the nasal cavity) with the consequent
injury and bleeding (e.g., greater palatine artery, internal maxillary artery, internal carotid artery). Because
of all these central features, the nasoseptal flap has become an exceptionally valuable tool for reconstruction
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Fig. 34.20 Magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrates
a solid-cystic suprasellar sellar tumor compatible with
craniopharyngioma.
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2. Shah RN, Surowitz JB, Patel MR, et al. Endoscopic pedicled nasoseptal flap reconstruction for pediatric skull base defects. Laryngoscope 2009;119(6):1067–1075
3. Hadad G, Bassagasteguy L, Carrau RL, et al. A novel reconstructive
technique after endoscopic expanded endonasal approaches: vascular pedicle nasoseptal flap. Laryngoscope 2006;116(10):1882–1886
4. Patel MR, Taylor RJ, Hackman TG, et al. Beyond the nasoseptal flap:
outcomes and pearls with secondary flaps in endoscopic endonasal skull base reconstruction. Laryngoscope 2014;124(4):846–852
5. Eloy JA, Patel AA, Shukla PA, Choudhry OJ, Liu JK. Early harvesting
of the vascularized pedicled nasoseptal flap during endoscopic
skull base surgery. Am J Otolaryngol 2013;34(3):188–194
6. Otto BA, Bowe SN, Carrau RL, Prevedello DM, Ditzel Filho LF, de
Lara D. Transsphenoidal approach with nasoseptal flap pedicle
transposition: modified rescue flap technique. Laryngoscope
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7. Kasemsiri P, Carrau RL, Otto BA, et al. Reconstruction of the pedicled nasoseptal flap donor site with a contralateral reverse rotation flap: technical modifications and outcomes. Laryngoscope
2013;123(11):2601–2604
8. Tam S, Duggal N, Rotenberg BW. Olfactory outcomes following
endoscopic pituitary surgery with or without septal flap reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol
2013;3(1):62–65
9. Eloy JA, Kalyoussef E, Choudhry OJ, et al. Salvage endoscopic nasoseptal flap repair of persistent cerebrospinal fluid leak after open
skull base surgery. Am J Otolaryngol 2012;33(6):735–740
10. Zanation AM, Carrau RL, Snyderman CH, et al. Nasoseptal flap
takedown and reuse in revision endoscopic skull base reconstruction. Laryngoscope 2011;121(1):42–46
11. Kassam AB, Prevedello DM, Carrau RL, et al. Endoscopic endonasal
skull base surgery: analysis of complications in the authors’ initial
800 patients. J Neurosurg 2011;114(6):1544–1568
12. Zanation AM, Carrau RL, Snyderman CH, et al. Nasoseptal flap
reconstruction of high flow intraoperative cerebral spinal fluid
leaks during endoscopic skull base surgery. Am J Rhinol Allergy
2009;23(5):518–521
13. Fortes FS, Carrau RL, Snyderman CH, et al. The posterior pedicle
inferior turbinate flap: a new vascularized flap for skull base
reconstruction. Laryngoscope 2007;117(8):1329–1332
14. Gras-Cabrerizo JR, Gras-Albert JR, Monjas-Canovas I, et al. [Pedicle
flaps based on the sphenopalatine artery: anatomical and surgical
study]. Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp 2014;65(4):242–248
15. Zhang X, Wang EW, Wei H, et al. Anatomy of the posterior septal
artery with surgical implications on the vascularized pedicled nasoseptal flap. Head Neck 2015;37(10):1470–1476
Fig. 34.21 Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging scan
demonstrates resection of craniopharyngioma and closure of
the transplanar sellar region by means of the nasoseptal fl ap.
Notice the thickness and vascularization of the fl ap
16. Learned KO, Adappa ND, Loevner LA, Palmer JN, Newman JG, Lee
JY. MR imaging evaluation of endoscopic cranial base reconstruction with pedicled nasoseptal flap following endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery. Eur J Radiol 2013;82(3):544–551
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“rescue” flap: a novel modification of the nasoseptal flap technique for pituitary surgery. Laryngoscope 2011;121(5):990–993
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35.1 Reconstruction Technique 380
Middle and Inferior
Turbinate Flaps
35.2 Inferior Turbinate Flap 380
35.3 Middle Turbinate Flap 382
35.4 Discussion 383

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35 Middle and Inferior Turbinate Flaps
Raewyn G. Campbell, Bradley A. Otto, Daniel M. Prevedello, Ricardo L. Carrau
Introduction
The aim of skull base repair is to provide a watertight
layer that separates the sinonasal and intracranial
spaces to avoid complications, such as meningitis,
intracranial abscesses, encephaloceles, cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF) leaks, and tension pneumocephalus.
Successful reconstruction of small skull base defects
(generally <1 cm) appears to be independent of the
reconstruction technique.
successfully repaired using a variety of free grafts and
other techniques and the repair does not require a
vascularized flap.
dependable when reconstructing larger, more complex
skull base defects (>3 cm).
provide the most reliable technique when used as a
critical component of a multilayer reconstruction for
the repair of these large skull base defects.
flaps do not require a wide base (as do rotation or
advancement flaps); therefore, they have greater reach
and mobilize easier to the defects. Their mobility also
helps in conforming well to irregular surfaces, which
are common at the skull base.
The posteriorly pedicled nasoseptal flap (also known
as the Hadad–Bassagaisteguy flap) is widely used and
could be considered the workhorse flap for skull base
repair after endonasal skull base surgery. However, in
patients with prior septectomy, wide sphenoidotomies,
or tumor involving the septum or sphenoid rostrum,
a pedicled nasoseptal flap may not be feasible. Other
reconstructive options using intranasal flaps include
the inferior turbinate or a middle turbinate posteriorly
based flaps. This chapter will discuss the indications,
contraindications, and surgical technique for each of
these flaps.
1
However, free tissue grafting is not as
1–3
These defects can be
1,4–8
Currently, pedicled flaps
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Pedicled
35.2 Inferior Turbinate Flap
35.2.1 Indications
An inferior turbinate flap can be used to cover small
clival and sellar defects. It may also be combined with
free abdominal fat (filling the defect or obliterating the
sphenoid sinus) to compensate for the limited reach of
the flap.
turbinate flap is donor site crusting, which can last for up
to 4 weeks until remucosalization is complete.
35.2.2 Contraindications
The inferior turbinate flap is contraindicated in any patient
who has undergone a sphenopalatine artery ligation on
the ipsilateral side. Previous inferior turbinectomy or
inferior turbinate surgery may reduce the flap’s pliability,
limit its ability to mold to the shape of the defect, and
compromise its blood supply.
35.2.3 Anatomy
The inferior turbinate flap is based on the inferior
turbinate artery, a branch of the posterior lateral nasal
artery, which is a branch of the sphenopalatine artery.
The posterior lateral nasal artery runs inferolaterally
along the perpendicular plate of the ascending process
of the palatine bone and gives a branch to the middle
turbinate medially. The inferior turbinate branch enters
the inferior turbinate on the anterior aspect of its lateral
attachment, 1.0 to 1.5 cm from its posterior border.
runs through bone in 50% (Fig. 35.1), through soft tissue
4
One significant consequence of the inferior
4
9
It
35.1 Reconstruction Technique
Our preparation is identical for both flaps. Cottonoids
impregnated with a solution of 1:10,000 epinephrine are
placed in the nasal cavity bilaterally during the surgical
setup. At the beginning of surgery, the lateral nasal wall is
infiltrated with lidocaine 1% with epinephrine 1:100,000.
The sites corresponding to the planned incisions are
also injected; however, one must avoid injecting the
area adjacent to the flap’s vascular pedicle (i.e., causes
vasospasm of the pedicle potentially impairing its
viability), and the interior turbinate (i.e., it may be
equivalent to an intravascular injection).
Any mucosa, bony spicule, or foreign body at the
defect and its surrounding areas should be removed to
allow the taking of the flap. Multiple techniques (i.e.,
inlay, onlay, inlay/onlay) and materials may be used to
stop the flow of CSF before the flap is placed. We use
an inlay graft of collagen matrix (e.g., DuraGen Dural
Regeneration Matrix, Integra Life Sciences Corporation,
Plainsboro, NJ) or fascia lata in the subdural or epidural
space to stop the flow of CSF and, to some degree,
obliterate the intracranial dead space.
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Fig. 35.1 Endoscopic photograph of the inferior turbinate
artery traveling intraosseously. White lines delineate the path
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in 14%, and following a mixed pattern in 36%.10 The artery
runs through soft tissue on the medial aspect of the bone
for approximately 1.2 cm before entering the bone and
dividing into up to six branches (Fig. 35.2).
10
As it travels
anteriorly, the artery becomes larger, probably due to
contributions from the angular artery (branch of the
facial artery), which constitutes the anterior blood supply
to the inferior turbinate.
supply is the inferior turbinate artery.
pedicled inferior turbinate flap provides a surface area of
approximately 4.97 cm
harvesting bilateral inferior turbinate flaps.
35.2.4 Surgical Steps
11
However, the dominant blood
2
; thus, larger defects may require
4,13
12
The posterior
11
1. The nasal cavity is decongested and prepared as pre-
viously described (see Reconstruction Technique).
2. It is important to avoid disrupting the nasolacrimal
orifice by sharply dissecting the mucoperiosteum
around it during the flap harvest.
3. Next, the inferior turbinate is medialized so that the
medial surface of the inferior turbinate is well visualized. (Steps 4–6 identify and preserve the pedicle of
the inferior turbinate flap.)
4. An uncinectomy allows the identification of the natural ostium of the maxillary sinus.
5. Enlarge the maxillary sinus ostium posteriorly toward the posterior maxillary sinus (antral) wall.
6. Elevate the mucosa from the anterior aspect of the
ascending process of the palatine bone in a submucoperiosteal plane and proceed posteriorly to identify
the crista ethmoidalis, the sphenopalatine foramen,
and the sphenopalatine artery and its terminal
branches. There is significant anatomic variation of
the sphenopalatine artery branches and, accordingly, the sphenopalatine foramen or foramina. In fact,
the posterolateral nasal artery may extend anterior to
the posterior wall of the maxillary antrum.
14,15
Recognizing this anatomic variation during the maxillary
antrostomy and mucoperiosteal elevation is vital to
avoid injury to the vascular pedicle.
7. Once the vascular pedicle is well defined (Fig. 35.3),
make two sagittal incisions to define the superior and
inferior limits of the flap (Fig. 35.4).
8. Make a posterior to anterior incision along the
superior sagittal plane of the inferior turbinate.
9. Then make an inferior sagittal incision along the
caudal margin of the inferior turbinate.
10. Next, make a vertical incision at the head of the inferior turbinate at its attachment at the piriform aperture
joining the two sagittal incisions (Fig. 35.5).
11. Use a periosteal elevator (freer dissector or Cottle elevator) to raise the mucoperiosteum off the inferior
turbinate from anterior to posterior both medial and
lateral to the inferior turbinate bone.
Fig. 35.2 Cadaveric dissection demonstrating the inferior
turbinate artery dividing into two branches (white arrows).
Fig. 35.3 Endoscopic photograph of cadaveric dissection
demonstrating the pedicle to the inferior turbinate fl ap (white
arrow).
SPA
PNA
Fig. 35.4 Diagram demonstrating inferior turbinate
fl ap incisions. Gray shaded area demonstrates the
nasoantral window opened to facilitate identifi cation of the
sphenopalatine artery (SPA) and the posterior lateral nasal
artery (PNA). Red shaded area demonstrates the area of the
fl ap. (Reproduced with permission of Fortes et al 2007.
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Fig. 35.5 Cadaveric dissection demonstrating the anterior
vertical incision of the inferior turbinate fl ap (white arrow).
Dashed white arrow: septum.
12. Elevate in a submucoperiosteal plane to prevent injury to the vasculature.
13. The inferior turbinate bone is kept in situ until the
flap is elevated. The bone is then removed once the
flap is elevated using through-cutting forceps.
14. The flap is then rotated into the skull base defect and
bolstered in place (Fig. 35.6).
Fig. 35.6 Endoscopic photograph of a cadaveric dissection
demonstrating the inferior turbinate fl ap rotated into the
nasopharynx. Shaded area demonstrates potential reach of
the fl ap.
branch of the posterior lateral nasal artery (as described
earlier in Section 35.2, inferior turbinate flap). This artery
is located inferiorly in the middle turbinate and has
anterior and posterior branches, which supply the lateral
and medial mucosa of the turbinate, respectively.
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35.3 Middle Turbinate Flap
35.3.1 Indications
The posteriorly based middle turbinate flap provides a
relatively small surface area (mean surface area of 5.6
2
) and somewhat limited reach. Therefore, it may be
cm
used to reconstruct defects of the anterior cranial fossa,
fovea ethmoidalis, planum sphenoidale, and sellar defects
of less than 1 cm.
35.3.2 Contraindications
This flap is technically difficult to elevate, as its
mucoperiosteum is thin and firmly attached to the
irregular surface of the middle turbinate bone. It is
extremely difficult to harvest in any patient who has an
unstable middle turbinate, or with any anatomic variation,
such as concha bullosa, paradoxical middle turbinate, or
hypoplasia, or in patients who have undergone previous
surgery involving the middle turbinate. In addition,
there is some risk of avulsing the bony attachment of the
middle turbinate to the cribriform plate, thus causing a
CSF leak. This flap is contraindicated in any patient who
has undergone a sphenopalatine artery ligation on the
involved side.
35.3.3 Anatomy
The middle turbinate flap comprises the mucoperiosteum
of the middle turbinate pedicled on the middle turbinate
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35.3.4 Surgical Steps
1. First, the nasal cavity is decongested and prepared as
previously described (see Reconstruction Technique).
2. A vertical incision is made along the anterior face of
the head of the middle turbinate using a No. 15 blade
scalpel, straight Beaver blade (Beaver-Visitec International Inc., Waltham, MA), monopolar electrocautery with an extended insulated needle tip angled at
90 degrees (Arthroscopic hook electrode, Valley Laboratory, Boulder, CO; Fig. 35.7). Care must be taken not
to injure the pedicle during this incision.
3. A Cottle periosteal elevator is used to raise the mucoperiosteum in a superior to inferior direction on the
medial and lateral surface of the bone. Care must be
taken not to destabilize the middle turbinate or to fracture its insertion to the vertical lamella of the cribriform plate (i.e., risking a CSF leak) during its dissection.
4. The thin bone of the middle turbinate is removed
from the inner aspect of the flap in a piecemeal
fashion using through-cutting or Blakesly forceps
(Fig. 35.8).
5. The middle turbinate mucoperiosteum is then elevated from the lateral aspect of the turbinate. This is
done by making a horizontal cut on the lateral surface
of the axilla and extending it posteriorly in a sagittal plane to the posterior pedicle, yielding a posterior
pedicle flap.
6. A mirror-image incision is made on the medial surface (Fig. 35.9). Caution must be taken not to enter
the skull base when making these incisions (i.e., Keros
3, low cribriform horizontal plate).
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Fig. 35.7 Endoscopic photograph of a cadaveric dissection
demonstrating the anterior vertical incision of the middle
turbinate fl ap. Asterisk: septum; dashed arrow: inferior
turbinate; white arrow: middle turbinate.
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*
Fig. 35.8 Endoscopic photograph of a cadaveric dissection
demonstrating the removal of the middle turbinate bone.
White arrow: medial limb of fl ap; white dashed arrow: lateral
limb of fl ap; asterisk: middle turbinate bone with concha
bullosa.
*
Fig. 35.9 Endoscopic photograph of a cadaveric dissection
demonstrating the medial horizontal incision of the middle
turbinate fl ap. Scissors are angled to avoid injury to the septum
or skull base. White arrow: medial limb of fl ap; white asterisk:
skull base; white dashed arrow: septum.
7. Identification of the pedicle is a key step, and dissecting it proximally to the level of the sphenopalatine
foramen allows for increased length and a better arc
of rotation.
8. The flap is then rotated into the skull base defect and
bolstered in place.
35.4 Discussion
The ultimate goal of skull base reconstruction is
separation of the cranial cavity from the sinonasal tract,
thus preventing ascending infection.
include the promotion of wound healing, elimination of
dead space, protection of vital structures (such as the
internal carotid artery [ICA]) and the preservation of
neurovascular and ocular function.
Based on our experience, we strongly advocate the use
of vascularized flaps in patients who are at high risk for
a postoperative CSF leak. This includes large skull base
defects and patients with high intracranial pressure
(>30 cm H
(e.g., meningiomas, craniopharyngiomas), significant
meningoceles or meningoencephaloceles, and extensive
removal of dura (e.g., esthesioneuroblastomas). This
is not to say that other methods are inadequate, as
others have succeeded in reconstructing the anterior
skull base using free grafts.
just offer superior reliability. We also recommend the
use of vascularized flaps when the ICA or other major
neurovascular structures are exposed and in patients
who have undergone radiation therapy or in whom
postoperative radiation therapy is planned.
The inferior turbinate flap may be used to reconstruct
relatively small defects of the clivus or sella. The middle
turbinate flap is a viable option to reconstruct defects
of the fovea ethmoidalis, planum sphenoidale, and
sella. Both of these flaps provide a smaller surface area
compared with the posterior pedicled nasoseptal flap;
however, bilateral inferior or middle turbinate flaps
may be harvested and or combined with other flaps or
reconstructive techniques.
A disadvantage of the inferior turbinate flap is its
associated postoperative crusting that may last up to 3 to
4 weeks. This is more significant when both the medial
and lateral aspects of the turbinate mucoperiosteum are
harvested, but can be ameliorated by removing part of the
remaining bone (i.e., less surface area to re-epithelialize).
Anatomic variations in the structure of the middle
turbinate (such as concha bullosa or a paradoxical
O), a wide opening of the arachnoid cisterns
2
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Other objectives
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turbinate) occur in up to 25% of subjects22 and can
make its harvesting extremely challenging. There also
may be some risk to olfaction when harvesting this
flap; however, this risk, although possible, has not been
confirmed clinically.
23
Endoscopic skull base surgeons
should be aware that both these techniques require
greater experience and skills than the posterior pedicle
nasoseptal flap.
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