Intraoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in Extradural Spinal Tumor Surgery

Postoperative rhinorrhea without intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak after endoscopic transnasal transphenoidal surgery for pituitary macroadenomas.

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Cerebrospinal Fluid and Spinal Anesthesia Parameters in Healthy Versus Opium-Addict Patients during Lower Limb Surgery

The incidence of cerebrospinal fluid leak after vestibular schwannoma surgery.

OBJECTIVE To review the incidence of cerebrospinal fluid leak after vestibular schwannoma removal reported in the literature. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE and PubMed literature search using the terms "acoustic neuroma" or "vestibular schwannoma," and "cerebrospinal fluid leak" or "cerebrospinal fluid fistula" covering the period from 1985 to the present in the English language literature. A review of...

Treatment of cerebrospinal fluid leak after spine surgery

Owing to the complexity of spinal surgery, there is a great prevalence of dural tear causing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage. Many studies focused on suture repair for dural tear to stop CSF leak. Now some new treatment strategies have shown a promising effect that is listed as follows: 1) creating watertight dural closure to stop CSF leak with the help of dural substitute material; and 2) re...

Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak following Posterior Cranial Fossa Surgery

OBJECTIVE Cerebrospinal fluid leakage remains a significant cause of morbidity following posterior fossa surgery, and its treatment remains a difficult problem. The aim of the study was to propose a treatment algorithm for its management. METHODS A retrospective, single-center study was conducted on 147 patients who underwent elective posterior fossa surgery for a variety of diseases . Patien...