Current Challenges in Skull Base Medicine for Otolaryngologists, an Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

1.Cerebrospinal Fluid Production, Absorption and Homeostasis (Han) 2.Endoscopic Versus Trans-Nasal Pituitary Surgery (Har-El and Snyderman) 3.Current Concepts in the Evaluation and Treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (Welling) 4.Surgery Versus Radiotherapy for Vestibular Schwannoma (Wackym) 5.Avoiding Pitfalls in the Neck, Parapharyngeal Space and Infratemporal Fossa (Sharma) 6.Diagnosis and Management of Otologic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (Raine) 7.Localization and Treatment of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks from the Anterior Cranial Fossa and Paranasal Sinuses (Chu and Bayles) 8.Techniques and Indications in Intraoperative Monitoring for Common Procedures in Otolaryngology (Kileny) 9.Acute Intraoperative Management of Iatrogenic Complications in Surgery of the Middle Ear and Mastoid (Weber) 10.Treatment of Dysphagia, Dysphonia and Vocal Cord Paralysis After Head and Neck Surgery (Peterson) 11.Diagnosis and Surgical Challenges in the Pediatric Skull Base (Manning) 12.Innovations in Neuroimaging and Endovascular Intervention in Skull Base Pathology (Glenn) 13.Indications and Avoidance of Complications with Cerebrospinal Drainage (Delashaw and McMenhomy) 14.Diagnosis and Management of Intracranial Cholesteatoma (Steger and Esquivel)