Anterior skull base fractures: Guidelines for treatment

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 713-717

  Mandrioli, Stefano ^a   Tieghi, Riccardo ^a   Galiè, Manlio ^a   Denes, Stefano A ^a   Pagliaro, Francesco ^a   Clauser, Luigi ^a  

^a Centre for Craniofacial Deformities and Orbital Surgery   (Italy)

Author keywords

Craniofacial surgery; CSF rhinorrhea; Skull base fracture; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; OTORRHEA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; SKULL BASE FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SKULL BASE; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 44649128142     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31816aac44     Document Type: Article

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