Risk factors for postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak and meningitis after expanded endoscopic endonasal surgery
Ivan ME;Iorgulescu JB;El-Sayed I;McDermott MW;Parsa AT;Pletcher SD;Jahangiri A;Wagner J;Aghi MK;;
journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the neurosurgical society of australasia2015Vol. 22pp. -
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Abstract
Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is a serious complication of transsphenoidal surgery, which can lead to meningitis and often requires reparative surgery. We sought to identify preoperative risk factors for CSF leaks and meningitis. We reviewed 98 consecutive expanded endoscopic endonasa …