2024
The Impact of Preoperative Spinal Injection Timing on the Postoperative Complications of Lumbar Fusion
Mirpuri P, Khalid S, Colliander R, King P, Tao X, Elsamadicy A, Mehta A, Adogwa O. The Impact of Preoperative Spinal Injection Timing on the Postoperative Complications of Lumbar Fusion. World Neurosurgery 2024, 190: e121-e128. PMID: 39002778, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransforaminal lumbar interbody fusionCSF leakSurgical complicationsComplication rateIncidence of CSF leakRate of CSF leakSecondary outcomesRate of surgical complicationsSurgical complication ratePostoperative surgical complicationsSurgical site infectionDay of surgeryLumbar interbody fusionPostoperative complicationsSite infectionWound disruptionPostoperative rateAdult patientsLumbar fusionInterbody fusionIncreased riskPrimary outcomePatientsSurgeryPrimary analysis
2021
A Unique Subset: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Presenting as Spontaneous CSF Leak of the Anterior Skull Base
Hong CS, Kundishora AJ, Elsamadicy AA, Vining EM, Manes RP, Omay SB. A Unique Subset: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Presenting as Spontaneous CSF Leak of the Anterior Skull Base. Journal Of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2021, 83: 105-115. PMID: 35433188, PMCID: PMC9010143, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionSpontaneous CSF leaksElevated opening pressureCSF leakCerebrospinal fluidOpening pressureSpontaneous CSF leak repairSingle-institution retrospective reviewSkull baseAverage body mass indexLeak repairNormal opening pressureVenous sinus stenosisPermanent CSF diversionBody mass indexHistory of meningitisUnique clinical presentationSpontaneous cerebrospinal fluidCSF leak repairAnterior skull baseRecurrent CSF leakRefractory symptomsSinus stenosisClinical presentationEmpty sella