Computed tomography-guided transsphenoidal closure of postsurgical cerebrospinal fluid fistula: A transmucosal needle technique

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 409-413

  Fraioli, B ^a   Pastore, F S ^a   Floris, R ^a   Vagnozzi, R ^a   Simonetti, G ^a   Liccardo, G ^a   Giuffre R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CSF leak closure; CT guided needle technique; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030822511     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(97)80465-X     Document Type: Article

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