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

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 institution b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ackerman, Paul D., Spencer, Drew A., Prabhu, Vikram C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23943713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1331022

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23943713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1331022

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