Management of CSF leak following anterior skull base surgery
Subspecialty: Skull base surgery
Type: Clinical Summary
Educational content sponsored by Joint Operations, the official distributor of LiquoGuard 7: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak after anterior skull base surgery results from failure of dural and skull base reconstruction under physiologic intracranial pressure (ICP) and can lead to meningitis, pneumocephalus, and reoperation. This guideline-reviewed randomized trial and complementary risk-factor analysis examine the biology of CSF flow/pressure, patient and defect risk factors (notably elevated intracranial pressure associated with obesity), reconstructive strategies (especially vascularized flap…
Source Papers
- Does lumbar drainage reduce postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak after endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery? A prospective, randomized controlled trial. (2018)
- Risk factors associated with postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak after endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery. (2018)