Mobilization of the Maxillary Lateral Buttress to Connect the Infratemporal Fossa and Buccal Space in Sublabial Approaches

Laryngoscope. 2024 Dec 6. doi: 10.1002/lary.31930. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Surgical access to tumors involving the infratemporal fossa (ITF) and adjacent regions can be challenging, and there is a continued need for novel approaches to complex tumors in this region. In this manuscript, we present a unique anatomical approach that allows contiguous exposure of the ITF and buccal space with mobilization of the lateral maxillary buttress. Laryngoscope, 2024.

Keywords: buccal space; infratemporal fossa; lateral buttress of maxilla; sublabial approach; transmaxillary approach; zygomaticomaxillary buttress.

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  • Case Reports