Multifocal Skull Base Defects With Associated Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
Schwartz N, Brown KD, Sasaki-Adams D, Morgan SA, Zanation AM, Thorp BD, O’Connell B. Multifocal Skull Base Defects With Associated Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks. Otology & Neurotology 2021, 42: e624-e628. PMID: 33416298, DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000003048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCerebrospinal Fluid LeakFemaleHumansIntracranial HypertensionMaleObesity, MorbidRetrospective StudiesSkull BaseTreatment OutcomeConceptsSpontaneous CSF leaksSpontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leaksElevated intracranial pressureCerebrospinal fluid leakCSF leakSurgical repairSurgical outcomesIntracranial pressureFluid leakSkull basePatients 18 yearsPercent of patientsTertiary referral centerRetrospective case seriesBody mass indexCSF leak repairOverall success rateCSF leak patientsAfrican AmericansSkull base defectsLeak patientsReferral centerCase seriesClinical presentationMass index