Open AccessBone morphogenetic protein in the repair of cerebrospinal fluid leak after transsphenoidal surgery
Author(s) -
Dejan Slavnic,
Richard Floyd Cook,
Matthew Bahoura,
Gijong Paik,
Doris Tong,
Clifford Houseman,
Ryan J. Barrett,
Teck-Mun Soo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_130_18
Subject(s) - medicine , leak , cerebrospinal fluid leak , cerebrospinal fluid , surgery , magnetic resonance imaging , transsphenoidal surgery , bone morphogenetic protein , radiology , pituitary adenoma , adenoma , environmental engineering , engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Recurrent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak carries significant morbidity. We sought to demonstrate that bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) use is effective and safe for the repair of recurrent CSF leak after a transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection (TSPTR).