Perioperative lumbar drain utilization in transsphenoidal pituitary resection

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate lumbar drain (LD) efficacy in transnasal resection of pituitary macroadenomas in preventing postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, technique safety, and effect on length of hospital stay. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective data review of pituitary tumor patients in...

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Autores principales: Alharbi, Shatha, Harsh, Griffith, Ajlan, Abdulrazag
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Riyadh : Armed Forces Hospital 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6751916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29455221
http://dx.doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2018.1.20170136

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6751916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29455221
http://dx.doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2018.1.20170136

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