Open AccessOccurrence of occult CSF leaks during standard FESS procedures
Author(s) -
Sarina Bucher,
A. Kugler,
Eva Neumaier Probst,
Lorenz Epprecht,
Rafael R. Stadler,
David Holzmann,
Michael Soyka
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rhinology (amsterdam. online)/rhinology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1996-8604
pISSN - 0300-0729
DOI - 10.4193/rhin17.117
Subject(s) - medicine , occult , functional endoscopic sinus surgery , rhinorrhea , cerebrospinal fluid , prospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , leak , transferrin , meningitis , surgery , gastroenterology , pathology , sinusitis , physics , alternative medicine , environmental engineering , optics , engineering
To determine the incidence of occult cerebrospinal fluid leaks (CSF) after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and to evaluate the diagnostic performance of beta2-transferrin in blood-contaminated conditions.