Use of bone wax in the prevention of cerebrospinal fluid fistula in acoustic neuroma surgery

Laryngoscope

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 167-169

  Gal, Thomas J ^a,b   Bartels, Loren J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE WAX;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; MASTOID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; PALMITATES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TISSUE ADHESIVES; WAXES;

EID: 0032902654     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199901000-00032     Document Type: Article

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