Successful closure of recurrent traumatic CSF rhinorrhea using the free rectus abdominis muscle flap

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-280

  Tokoro, Kazuhiko ^a   Fujii, Satoshi ^a   Kubota, Akira ^a   Yamamoto, Isao ^a   Maegawa, Jiro ^a   Saijo, Masakuni ^a   Yoshida, Toyokazu ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea; Free rectus abdominis flap; Paranasal sinus; Posttraumatic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034033014     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(00)00161-0     Document Type: Article

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