Skull Base

"Skull Base" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The inferior region of the skull consisting of an internal (cerebral), and an external (basilar) surface.

Descriptor ID	D019291
MeSH Number(s)	A01.456.830 A02.835.232.781.750
Concept/Terms	Skull Base Skull Base Base, Skull Cranial Base Base, Cranial Basis cranii Base of Skull Basicranium

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Anatomy [A]
Body Regions [A01]
Head [A01.456]
Skull Base [A01.456.830]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
Skull [A02.835.232.781]
Skull Base [A02.835.232.781.750]

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Bar chart showing 68 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2012 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2005	2	1	3
2006	1	0	1
2009	2	0	2
2010	5	0	5
2011	3	0	3
2012	6	2	8
2013	0	2	2
2014	3	0	3
2015	2	0	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	3	0	3
2018	1	0	1
2019	3	0	3
2020	3	4	7
2021	2	4	6
2022	4	4	8
2023	3	1	4
2024	3	0	3

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Sirko A, Berlin C, Tsang S, Naik BI, Armonda R. Wartime penetrating traumatic brain injury of the anterior skull base involving the paranasal sinuses: a single-center, first-year experience from Dnipro, Ukraine. J Neurosurg. 2025 03 01; 142(3):829-838.

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Douglas JE, Adappa ND, Choby G, Levine CG, Rabinowitz MR, Sindwani R, Wang EW, Woodworth BA, Kuan EC. American Rhinologic Society expert practice statement part 2: Postoperative precautions and management principles following endoscopic skull base surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 11; 14(11):1724-1738.

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Douglas JE, Adappa ND, Choby G, Levine CG, Rabinowitz MR, Sindwani R, Wang EW, Woodworth BA, Kuan EC. American Rhinologic Society expert practice statement part 1: Skull base reconstruction following endoscopic skull base surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 09; 14(9):1413-1425.

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McCraney SA, Shekhawat D, Cardona JJ, Chaiyamoon A, Reina F, Carrera A, G?ng?r A, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Anatomy and Histology of the Petrous Carotid Membrane: Application to Skull Base Surgery. World Neurosurg. 2023 07; 175:e1360-e1363.

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Tucci M, Chaiyamoon A, Suwannakhan A, Cardona JJ, Comert A, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. A Novel Direct Pathway of Dural Venous Outflow from the Basilar Venous Plexus via the Diploic Space of the Clivus. World Neurosurg. 2023 07; 175:e1182-e1185.

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Kayastha D, Wiznia D, Manes RP, Omay SB, Khoury T, Rimmer R. 3D printing for virtual surgical planning of nasoseptal flap skull-base reconstruction: A proof-of-concept study. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 11; 13(11):2073-2075.

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Spencer PS, Cardona JJ, Reina F, Carrera A, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Donofrio CA, Badaloni F, Fioravanti A, Tubbs RS. A Newly Discovered Dural Venous Sinus of the Skull Base: The Anterior Petroclinoid Sinus. World Neurosurg. 2023 04; 172:e581-e584.

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Yu S, Karsy M, Prashant GN, Barton B, Rosen MR, Parkes W, Evans JJ. Minimally invasive endoscopic approaches to pediatric skull base pathologies. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Nov; 162:111332.

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Fang Y, Olewnik L, Iwanaga J, Loukas M, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Variations and Classification of Bony Septations of the Jugular Foramen: An Anatomic and Histologic Study With Application to Imaging and Surgery of the Skull Base. World Neurosurg. 2022 07; 163:e464-e470.

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Yu A, Dupont G, Pekala PA, Wysiadecki G, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Walocha JA, Tubbs RS. Duplication and Fenestration of the Inferior Petrosal Sinus: Cadaveric Study with Application to Imaging, Skull Base Surgery, and Neurointerventional Procedures. World Neurosurg. 2022 08; 164:e59-e66.

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