Endoscopic treatment of cerebrospinal fluid leaks with the use of lower turbinate grafts: a retrospective review of 125 cases

Rhinology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 362-368

  Cassano, Michele ^a,c   Felippu, Alexandre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b Instituto Felippu de Otorrinolaringologia   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid leaks; Cerebrospinal rhinorrhea; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Lower turbinate graft; Raised intracranial pressure; Skull base defects; Spontaneous leaks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; COMORBIDITY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE MUCOSA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKULL BASE; TRANSPLANTATION; TURBINATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; COMORBIDITY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TURBINATES;

EID: 72849121537     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4193/Rhin08.175     Document Type: Review

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