Spontaneous middle fossa encephalocele and cerebrospinal fluid leakage: Diagnosis and management

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1131-1139

  Gubbels, Samuel P ^a   Selden, Nathan R ^a   Delashaw Jr , Johnny B ^a   McMenomey, Sean O ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Craniotomy; Encephalocele; Hydroxyapatite cement; Middle fossa; Otorrhea; Spontaneous

Indexed keywords

BETA2 TRANSFERRIN; HYDROXYAPATITE; TRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTORRHEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE CEMENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA; CHILD; CRANIAL FOSSA, MIDDLE; CRANIOTOMY; DURAPATITE; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36549027470     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318157f7b6     Document Type: Article

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