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EXTRACRANIAL REPAIR OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHOEA
Author(s) -
Bartley J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb04772.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , surgery
Background: Extracranial techniques, which have none of the inherent morbidity associated with intracranial techniques, can successfully repair rhinological cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistulas. Methods: A series of five consecutive adult patients with persistent rhinological CSF fistulas were reviewed retrospectively. Results: The success rate for initial closure was 60%. On the second operation both failures were successfully repaired. Conclusions: The external approach is safe, successful, alternative approach for the surgical repair of rhinological CSF fistulas.