Invasive Aspergillosis of Anterior Skull Base in the Immunocompetent Host: Outcomes with a Combined Treatment Modality-An Institutional Experience.

 To study outcomes with voriconazole therapy in immunocompetent individuals following maximal safe endoscopic resection in invasive aspergillosis of the anterior skull base.  Retrospective study of patients with chronic invasive aspergillosis including symptomatology, extent of disease, and response to voriconazole following maximal safe resection in immunocompetent individuals.  Tertiary care superspeciality referral center.

Transnasal endoscopic repair of pediatric meningoencephalocele.

Introduction: Encephaloceles in relation to the nose are rare lesions affecting the skull base. In the pediatric population, majority are congenital lesions manifesting as nasal masses requiring surgical intervention.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study of 6 consecutive patients below 12 years of age with intranasal meningoencephalocele treated by endonasal endoscopic approach at our tertiary centre was done.

Giant Cell Granuloma of the Anterior Skull Base: Need for Early, Maximal Surgical Excision: A Short Series of 3 Cases with Review of Literature.

Giant cell granuloma is a rare benign granulomatous lesion of the bone. The local aggressiveness, potentiation with trauma and complex anatomy of the skull base makes the surgical management in this location challenging. We report a series of three cases along with the clinical presentation, radiological and histopathological findings and the management issues while dealing with this lesion.

Stage III nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: Improving results with endoscopic-assisted midfacial degloving and modification to the Fisch staging system.

Objectives: To study outcomes with endoscopic-assisted midfacial degloving for Fisch stage III nasopharyngeal angiofibroma and propose a new staging system.

Design: Retrospective study of patients with Fisch stage III juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) including preoperative angiography, intraoperative blood loss and residue/recurrence following surgery.

Setting: Tertiary care superspecialty referral center.