Background Diagnostic strategies employed for cases of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
rhinorrhea vary widely due to limited evidence‐based guidance. Methods A systematic …

Otolaryngologists have assumed a major role in the evaluation and management of anterior
skull base defects that result in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and meningoencephaloceles …

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encyclopedic and authoritative guidance you've come to expect from this book–the expert …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Radiologic evaluation of CSF leaks is a diagnostic
challenge that often involves multiple imaging studies with the associated expense and …

Endoscopic endonasal sinus surgery represents the overall accepted type of surgical
treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis. Notwithstanding raised and still evolving quality …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The sphenoid sinus is rarely implicated as a site of
spontaneous CSF fistula. We undertook this study to evaluate the potential etiopathogenesis …

INTRODUCTION: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks may arise as a complication of
endoscopic sinus surgery, trauma, or hydrocephalus, or they may occur spontaneously …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak occurs when there is an osseous and dural defect at the skull
base, with direct communication of the subarachnoid space to the extracranial space …

Fractures of the midface pose a serious medical problem as for their complexity, frequency
and their socio-economic impact. Interdisciplinary approaches and up-to-date diagnostic …

OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to assess the efficacy of current diagnostic modalities in the
management of skull base cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistulas. METHODS: We conducted a …