Spontaneous nasal cerebrospinal fluid leaks and empty sella syndrome: A clinical association

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-96

  Schlosser, Rodney J ^a   Bolger, William E ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN ARACHNOID; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CISTERNOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DURA MATER; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; OBESITY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL BASE; SKULL DEFECT; SKULL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038107088     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240301700205     Document Type: Article

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