Endoscopic endonasal repair of anterior skull base non-traumatic cerebrospinal fluid leaks, meningoceles, and encephaloceles.
Nyquist GG, Anand VK, Mehra S, Kacker A, Schwartz TH. Endoscopic endonasal repair of anterior skull base non-traumatic cerebrospinal fluid leaks, meningoceles, and encephaloceles. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2009, 113: 961-6. PMID: 19929192, DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.jns08986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic endonasal repairAnterior skull baseEndoscopic endonasal approachCSF leakEndonasal repairCribriform plateEndonasal approachFrontal sinusSkull baseClosure rateAverage body mass indexProspective observational studyBody mass indexCerebrospinal fluid leakLateral sphenoid sinusSkull base defectsEndoscopic seriesPostoperative debridementPerioperative treatmentConsecutive patientsPatient characteristicsEncephalocele repairMass indexFemale sexEndoscopic repair