The Efficacy and Safety of Preoperative Lumbar Drain Placement in Anterior Skull Base Surgery

The Efficacy and Safety of Preoperative Lumbar Drain Placement in Anterior Skull Base Surgery

Abstract This study assesses the efficacy of preoperative lumbar drain (LD) placement prior to elective open cranial and endoscopic anterior skull base (ASB) surgery in reducing postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. A retrospective review of 93 patients who underwent LD placement at our inst...

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Main Authors: Paul D. Ackerman, Drew A. Spencer, Vikram C. Prabhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
Subjects:
cerebrospinal fluid
lumbar drain
craniotomy
anterior skull base
endoscopic
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0032-1331022

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