Open AccessManagement of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak following Posterior Cranial Fossa Surgery
Author(s) -
Imran Altaf,
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.