Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak following Posterior Cranial Fossa Surgery | Zendy

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Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak following Posterior Cranial Fossa Surgery

Author(s) -

Imran Altaf Hussain,

Anjum Habib Vohra,

Shahzad Shams

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

pakistan journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1682-024X

pISSN - 1681-715X

DOI - 10.12669/pjms.326.9956

Subject(s) - medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , surgery , hydrocephalus , cerebrospinal fluid leakage , lumbar , leak , shunt (medical) , concomitant , intracranial infection , meningitis , external ventricular drain , cerebrospinal fluid leak , anesthesia , environmental engineering , engineering

Cerebrospinal fluid leakage remains a significant cause of morbidity following posterior fossa surgery, and its treatment remains a difficult problem. The aim of the study was to propose a treatment algorithm for its management.

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