"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.
The inferior region of the skull consisting of an internal (cerebral), and an external (basilar) surface.
| Descriptor ID |
D019291
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.830 A02.835.232.781.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Skull Base- Skull Base
- Base, Skull
- Cranial Base
- Base, Cranial
- Basis cranii
- Base of Skull
- Basicranium
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Skull Base" by people in Profiles.
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Venous Thromboembolism and Bleeding in Endonasal Skull Base Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2026 Mar; 174(3):628-642.
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Middle Turbinate Medialization With Absorbable Packing After Trans-sphenoidal Skull Base Surgery: Outcomes and Significance of a Simple Technique. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2026 May; 40(3):214-221.
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Incorporating HTA and VR Simulation to Teach Trainees in Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Approaches. Laryngoscope. 2026 02; 136(2):616-621.
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The Transcaruncular Corridor of the Medial Transorbital Approach to the Frontal Lobe: Technical Nuances and Applications. Oper Neurosurg. 2023 06 01; 24(6):e458-e462.
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Practice patterns and provider satisfaction in a virtual rhinology and skull base surgery clinic. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 05; 13(5):946-949.
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Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Variations in Sinonasal Anatomy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Sep; 132(9):996-1004.
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The role of operating variables in improving the performance of skull base grinding. Neurosurg Rev. 2022 Jun; 45(3):2431-2440.
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Beware: Sialadenitis as a Rare Post Neurosurgical Complication: A Single-Institution Clinical Case Series. World Neurosurg. 2022 06; 162:e218-e224.
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Endoscopic endonasal repair of anterior cranial base encephaloceles: A lower cost alternative to open craniofacial approaches. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 09; 12(9):1184-1187.
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Racial disparity in recommendation for surgical resection of skull base chondrosarcomas: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) analysis. J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Dec; 94:186-191.