Aguiar Paulo H, Pulici Guilherme A, Lourenco Leonardo O, Flores Juan A C, Cescato Valter A
Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital das Clinicas, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2002 Mar;60(1):12-6. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2002000100003.
The bifrontal craniotomy approach used to be associated with a high percentage of olfactory tract damage. We present our experience with this technique, that was used with excellent results in a series of 11 patients that underwent the surgical approach described in this paper. We support the idea that bilateral subfrontal craniotomy allows a wide operative exposure as well as the complete anatomic and functional preservation of the olfactory tracts bilaterally.
