Skull Base Surgery — Advanced Access. Precise Treatment. Comprehensive Care.
The skull base is a complex anatomical region where the brain, major blood vessels, cranial nerves, ears, nose and paranasal sinuses come together. At the Department of ENT, Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, specialised evaluation and surgical management are provided for anterior and lateral skull base disorders, with an emphasis on precise, minimally invasive and function-preserving approaches wherever appropriate.
Anterior Skull Base Surgery
Anterior skull base surgery involves conditions affecting the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, anterior cranial fossa and sellar or parasellar region. For appropriately selected patients, advanced endoscopic approaches can provide access to skull base lesions through the nasal passages while aiming to minimise disruption to surrounding structures.
Lateral Skull Base Surgery
Lateral skull base surgery addresses conditions involving the temporal bone, cerebellopontine angle and adjacent neurovascular structures. The surgical approach is carefully selected according to the location, size, extent and nature of the disease, with the goal of achieving effective treatment while preserving important neurological and functional structures whenever possible.
Conditions Treated
- Skull Base Tumours
- CSF Rhinorrhoea
- CSF Otorrhoea
- Encephaloceles
- Cholesteatoma with Intracranial Extension
- Temporal Bone Lesions
- Complex Skull Base Disorders
Services Offered
- Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery – TNTS Excision of pituitary tumors
- CSF Leak Repair
- Encephalocele Repair
- Lateral Temporal Bone Approaches
- Extended Mastoid Procedures – Trans labyrinthine, trans cochlear
- Other Specialised Skull Base Surgical Approaches
Multidisciplinary Skull Base Care
Complex skull base conditions often require coordinated expertise from multiple specialties. Treatment planning may involve ENT–Head & Neck Surgery, Neurosurgery, Radiology, Pathology and other relevant specialties. This multidisciplinary approach helps ensure that each patient’s diagnosis, surgical approach and overall treatment plan are carefully coordinated.
The aim is to provide precise skull base surgery with careful attention to disease control, preservation of neurological and functional structures, and personalised patient care.