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11951424

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
The management of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea changed with the advent of endoscopes in the early 1990s. The majority of repairs are now approached endoscopically, i.e., extracranially. This article reviews the evolution of the extracranial approach, as reported in the literature, concluding with the experience of the authors. A total of 15 patients were treated by the primary author since 1987; an open external ethmoid approach was utilized in 3 patients, and an endoscopic approach was used to treat 12 patients. The success rate with the external ethmoid approach was 100%; with the endoscopic approach, the primary success rate was 75% (9/12). There were 3 failures: One was due to a graft shrinkage; another was secondary to inadequate visibility; and the reason for the third was unclear. Eventually, all three were successfully repaired. Based on this experience, cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea can be successfully managed via an extracranial approach 75% of the time.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1074-3219
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
30-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Evolution of the extracranial approach for repair of CSF leaks: review of the literature and clinical cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, 4 Columbia Drive, Suite 730, Tampa, FL 33606, USA. dklotch@ix.netcom.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review