Outcomes and Quality of Life Following Skull Base Surgery
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Treatment goals following skull base surgery have shifted over the last decade to improving functional outcomes and quality of life. Given the intimacy of skull base tumors to vital structures, the potential for morbidity, functional impairments, and a decline in quality of life after surgery is possible. The endoscopic endonasal approach may have potential functional outcome and quality of life benefits for select tumors and in select anatomic locations of the skull base compared to open approaches. Diseasespecific quality of life instruments such as the Skull Base Inventory and the Anterior Skull Base have been created to compare quality of life between these approaches. Large multi-centered prospective trials are needed to better study the potential benefits of the endoscopic endonasal approach.
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