Diagnosis and management of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1171-1175

  Rao, Arvin K ^a,b   Merenda, Daniel M ^a   Wetmore, Stephen J ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; High resolution computed tomography; Otorrhea; Serous otitis media; Tegmen defect

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOID; MENINGITIS; OTORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA; CRANIOTOMY; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOID; MENINGOCELE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 28144433888     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mao.0000179526.17285.cc     Document Type: Article

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