Resolution of Chronic Aspiration Pneumonitis Following Endoscopic Endonasal Repair of Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula of the Skull Base
Abstract Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea due to a skull base defect requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Multiple surgical options are available for repairing the fistula, including the two-layer “fascial apposition” method and use of a pedicled nasal-septal flap. A 44-year-old...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1582238 |