The bath-plug closure of anterior skull base cerebrospinal fluid leaks

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 299-305

  Wormald, P J ^a,c   McDonogh, Mike ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT; GELFOAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKULL SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242606238     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240301700508     Document Type: Article

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