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...
Main Authors: | Paul D. Ackerman, Drew A. Spencer, Vikram C. Prabhu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2013-01-01
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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-0032-1331022 |
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