Factors contributing to failure in endoscopic skull base defect repair

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-191

  Wise, Sarah K ^a,b   Harvey, Richard J ^a   Neal, Jeffrey G ^c   Patel, Sunil J ^a   Frankel, Bruce M ^a   Schlosser, Rodney J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

^c Abingdon Ear Nose and Throat Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; CSF leak; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Intrathecal fluorescein; Lumbar drain; Neoplasm; Skull base; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ETHMOID BONE; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; RADIOTHERAPY; SEIZURE; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; SPHENOID SINUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENCEPHALOCELE; ENDOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL BASE; SKULL TUMOR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENCEPHALOCELE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE; SKULL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 67650317882     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3293     Document Type: Article

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