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Allan Vescan
Researcher at University of Toronto
Publications - 79
Citations - 3166
Allan Vescan is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal carotid artery. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 74 publications receiving 2718 citations. Previous affiliations of Allan Vescan include Mount Sinai Hospital & Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto.
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Endoscopic reconstruction of the cranial base using a pedicled nasoseptal flap.
Amin B. Kassam,Ajith J. Thomas,Ricardo L. Carrau,Carl H. Snyderman,Allan Vescan,Daniel M. Prevedello,Arlan Mintz,Paul A. Gardner +7 more
TL;DR: The Hadad-Bassagasteguy Flap (HBF) is a neurovascular pedicled flap of the nasal septum mucoperiosteum and mucoperichondrium based on the nasoseptal artery as mentioned in this paper.
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Expanded endonasal approach: vidian canal as a landmark to the petrous internal carotid artery.
Amin B. Kassam,Allan Vescan,Ricardo L. Carrau,Daniel M. Prevedello,Paul A. Gardner,Arlan Mintz,Carl H. Snyderman,Albert L. Rhoton +7 more
TL;DR: The correlation between anatomical and clinical data in this paper supports the consistent use of the vidian artery as an important landmark to the petrous ICA.
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The posterior pedicle inferior turbinate flap: a new vascularized flap for skull base reconstruction.
Felipe S. G. Fortes,Ricardo L. Carrau,Carl H. Snyderman,Daniel M. Prevedello,Allan Vescan,Arlan Mintz,Paul A. Gardner,Amin B. Kassam +7 more
TL;DR: Two additional pedicled flaps are developed to reconstruct patients with expanded endonasal approaches for the resection of lesions of the anterior and ventral skull base: the transpterygoid temporoparietal fascia flap, which is suitable for large defects, and the posterior pedicle inferior turbinate flap, the subject of this paper.
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Transpterygoid transposition of a temporoparietal fascia flap: a new method for skull base reconstruction after endoscopic expanded endonasal approaches.
Felipe S. G. Fortes,Ricardo L. Carrau,Carl H. Snyderman,Amin B. Kassam,Daniel M. Prevedello,Allan Vescan,Arlan Mintz,Paul A. Gardner +7 more
TL;DR: A temporoparietal fascial flap, a pedicled nasoseptal flap, is used for the reconstruction of large surgical defects that present a significant risk of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak in patients who received preoperative radiotherapy.
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Nasal morbidity following endoscopic skull base surgery: a prospective cohort study.
TL;DR: Nasal morbidity following endoscopic skull base surgery necessitates follow‐up for postoperative care and this work describes nasal morbidityFollowing endoscopic skulls base surgery.