Selection of an Endoscopic Endonasal or Transoral Approach to the Infratemporal Fossa
The endonasal and transoral corridors are suitable for management of lesions at the medial and lateral or inferolateral aspects of the ITF, respectively. The relative tumor location to the lateral pterygoid plate may constitute an anatomic division tool to determine surgical approach selection.
Authors
- Xiujuan Kou
- Nyall R. London (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2902-4407)
- Wei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3227-4885)
- Lei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8723-3461)
- Xiaohong Chen
Institutions
- Beijing Tongren Hospital (CN)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Henan Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Head & Neck
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.70149
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00